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https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/2025/04/20/jd-vance-has-sit-down-with-pope-francis-on-easter-sunday/83184373007/
During a visit to the Vatican on Easter Sunday, JD Vance met with Pope Francis, according to the vice president's office. "The Vice President expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis for inviting him to meet on Easter Sunday and for the hospitality the Vatican has extended to his family," Vance's office said in a news release.
The meeting came a day after Vance sat down with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin − the Catholic Church's most senior official after the pope.
The two discussed "Catholicism in the United States, the plight of persecuted Christian communities around the world, and President (Donald) Trump's commitment to restoring world peace," the vice president's office said in an earlier news release. The two also discussed their shared religious faith. Vance, who has a home in East Walnut Hills, converted to Catholicism six years ago at a church in Greater Cincinnati.
British outlet Sky News reported on Saturday that sources told them Vance and the pope had a "quick and private meeting" at the pope's residence in Vatican City. Vance and his family arrived in Vatican City on Friday to attend a Good Friday service at St. Peter's Basilica. He also met with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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During a visit to the Vatican on Easter Sunday, JD Vance met with Pope Francis, according to the vice president's office. "The Vice President expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis for inviting him to meet on Easter Sunday and for the hospitality the Vatican has extended to his family," Vance's office said in a news release.
The meeting came a day after Vance sat down with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin − the Catholic Church's most senior official after the pope.
The two discussed "Catholicism in the United States, the plight of persecuted Christian communities around the world, and President (Donald) Trump's commitment to restoring world peace," the vice president's office said in an earlier news release. The two also discussed their shared religious faith. Vance, who has a home in East Walnut Hills, converted to Catholicism six years ago at a church in Greater Cincinnati.
British outlet Sky News reported on Saturday that sources told them Vance and the pope had a "quick and private meeting" at the pope's residence in Vatican City. Vance and his family arrived in Vatican City on Friday to attend a Good Friday service at St. Peter's Basilica. He also met with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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