Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be flown at half-staff today in some locations to commemorate the life of professional ...

Why It Matters Flying flags at half-staff—partway down the flagpole—is a practice used during times of mourning or respect, ordinarily reserved to mark the deaths of government officials, as ...

Memorial Day, when the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff. Peace Officers Memorial Day, unless that day is also Armed Forces Day. Patriot Day.

The U.S. flag is flown at half-staff at the White House in Washington in honor of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) AP ...

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.

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.

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 ...

As children darted across the South Lawn for the White House Easter Egg Roll, the American flag above them hung at half-staff -- a quiet signal of mourning for Pope Francis amid celebration.