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WASHINGTON (AFP)
President Donald Trump and his White House predecessor Joe Biden led the way in paying respects from the United States to Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88.
Trump, who had a sometimes thorny relationship with Francis, said in a social media post Monday that he would travel to Rome with First Lady Melania Trump to attend the funeral.
A date for the funeral has not yet been announced, and it was not immediately clear if Trump's Rome visit would be combined with one previously announced during his meeting last week with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Trump ordered US flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House, and at federal properties across the globe.
"He was a good man, he worked hard and loved the world," the president said at a White House event marking Easter.
Trump had earlier posted on social media: "Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!"
