The President of the United States issued a proclamation on April 21, 2025, honoring the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis. Authority was drawn from the Constitution and the laws of the United States. The President has directed that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff as a sign of respect.
The order specifies that this flag protocol is to be observed at the White House, all public buildings and grounds, and military posts and naval stations across the United States and its territories. This directive extends to all U.S. embassies, consular offices, and military facilities abroad. The duration of this protocol is until sunset on the day of Pope Francis's interment.
The President's statement concluded by marking the date as "the twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth."