Pr*sident Tr*mp R*sponds To D*ath Of P*pe Fr*ncis, R*portedly To *ttend F*neral

President Trump issued a statement “as a mark of respect for the memory” of Pope Francis, who passed away Monday at 88.

“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