Trump Orders Flags at Half-Staff In Honor of Pope Francis as World Mourns

Trump joined global figures in honoring Pope Francis, whose death marks the end of a transformative and often controversial papacy.

Pope Francis greets the crowd from the popemobile at the end of the Palm Sunday mass at St Peter's square in the Vatican on March 24, 2024. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on April 21 ordered that U.S. flags fly at half-staff to honor Pope Francis, who died earlier in the day at age 88.

Trump’s directive, announced in an executive order on Monday, came as tributes poured in from world leaders mourning the passing of the first Latin American pontiff in history.