(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to an order from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, all Commonwealth of Pennsylvania flags and United States Flags will fly at half-staff to honor the late Pope Francis. The tribute ends on sunset of the day of the internment of Pope Francis. All residents of Pennsylvania are invited to take part in the tribute for Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21st, 2025 at the age of 88.