Honoring the Memory of His Holiness Pope Francis

Proclamation April 24, 2025 Document 2025-07239

Summary

President Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring the late Pope Francis by ordering U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff at all federal buildings, military posts, and naval stations both domestically and abroad until sunset on the day of the Pope's interment. This gesture serves as a mark of respect and reflects the Pope's significant influence and legacy. The action may have political implications by highlighting the President's acknowledgment of global religious leaders, potentially impacting diplomatic relations with Catholic-majority countries.

Full Text

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 78 (Thursday, April 24, 2025)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 17337] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-07239] [[Page 17335]] Vol. 90 Thursday, No. 78 April 24, 2025 Part III The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Proclamation 10920--Honoring the Memory of His Holiness Pope Francis Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 78 / Thursday, April 24, 2025 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 17337]] Proclamation 10920 of April 21, 2025 Honoring the Memory of His Holiness Pope Francis By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As a mark of respect for the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, on the day of interment. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 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. (Presidential Sig.) [FR Doc. 2025-07239 Filed 4-23-25; 11:15 am] Billing code 3395-F4-P