Governor Reynolds orders flags at half-staff in honor of Pope Francis

Pope Francis appears at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome for the Angelus blessing after a month of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. Rome^ Italy 23.03.2025

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff until sunset on the day of Interment for His Holiness Pope Francis who died Monday.

Pope Francis will be buried Saturday.

Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol complex.  Flags will also be at half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.

Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.

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