President Trump ordered flags across the United States to be flown at half-staff out of respect for Pope Francis, who died April 21, on Easter Monday. The pope, 88, had battled respiratory problems since February, spending weeks in the hospital with bilateral pneumonia and other health issues.

Flags across the United States and at U.S. facilities worldwide will be flown at half-staff to honor the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis.

President Donald Trump on Monday, April 21, ordered flags to be flown at half-staff as a “mark of respect for the memory” for Pope Francis, who died earlier Monday in Vatican City, Italy. "Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!," Trump said Monday in a Truth Social post.