The Stars and Stripes are enjoying an extraordinary status in American public culture. Stock Photo ©Dan Brandenburg In Europe, the first flag days were established around the same time as the U.S ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires to Italian immigrant parents, Pope Francis was the first pontiff from the Americas and the first non-European pope ... and events when flags are flown at ...

unless the EU also addresses its dependency on raw materials from Russia and the US, and improves efficiency of cross-border transport, according to the EU’s top pharmaceutical authorities.

Both Texas and United States flags are half-staff to honor the death of Pope Francis. The flags will remain lowered through his internment.