Flags across the U.S. are being flown at half staff in honor of Pope Francis. Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88 after months of failing health. A proclamation from President Donald Trump ...

The U.S. flag flies at half-staff near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in honor of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, in Washington D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images ...

Flags will be lowered to half-staff on Monday, June 30, in Arizona. Here's why, plus the difference between half-staff and half-mast.

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21. American flags are to be flown at half-staff until the day of interment. Here's what to know.

If you were driving around last week and noticed flags lowered to half-staff, it was in honor of head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88 from a stroke.

Flags also lowered in Italy Flags flew at half-staff in overwhelmingly Roman Catholic Italy. The faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, where bells tolled.

The U.S. flag is flown at half-staff at the White House in Washington in honor of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2005. Pope Francis has died at age 88. The Washington Monument is left.