Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered flags at public institutions to be flown at half-staff in remembrance of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 on April 21.

This weekend we honor the fallen firefighters who were lost in the line of duty," Gov. Tina Kotek wrote in a statement.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order April 21 for flags to be flown at half-staff in Oregon and nationwide to honor Pope Francis. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos ...