Vienna cathedral memorial service for Karel Schwarzenberg

A memorial service for two-time Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg will be held at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna on 16 December, the APA news agency reported on Saturday. Schwarzenberg died last weekend at the age of 85.

The funeral mass will be conducted by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, who is archbishop of Vienna. Senior politicians and diplomats are also expected to attend the commemoration.

Mr. Schwarzenberg’s official funeral will take place with state honours on at St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle on December 9.