Pope gives Easter blessing in highest-profile appearance yet after briefly meeting Vance

Easter: US VP Vance meets Pope Francis

United States Vice President JD Vance has sent out a message after he and his wife, Usha, met with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday. In a brief statement via his X account on Friday, VP Vance expressed his gratitude for the meeting with the Pope. Vance then wished Pope Francis good health. “Today I met with the Holy Father Pope Francis. I am grateful for his invitation to meet, and I pray for his good health. Happy Easter!” he wrote on X. This deve…

Pope Francis Meets JD Vance On Easter Sunday For Brief Conversation After Clash Over Immigration

A Catholic convert, the vice president spent the weekend in Rome meeting with various Italian and Vatican leaders.

This "private meeting" of "a few minutes" took place at the residence of Santa Marta, where the pope lives in the Vatican. In February, Francisco Suita provoked outrage in the White House by condemning, in a letter to the American bishops, the massive expulsions of migrants promoted by the president, which he described as "important crisis".

On a visit to Rome since Friday 18 April, the American vice-president J.D. Vance was finally able to meet Pope Francis before the Easter celebrations on Sunday 20 April at the Vatican. He had the right to a quick interview.

Pope Francis, a Trump critic, meets with JD Vance on Easter morning

Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday morning with Vice President JD Vance, the Vatican said in a statement.

Pope meets Vance, then releases Easter message decrying ‘logic of fear’

VATICAN CITY - Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday, the Vatican confirmed, a remarkable encounter between the ailing head of the global Catholic church and a high-profile convert to the faith who has publicly criticized…