JD Vance meets Meloni in Rome before Easter at the Vatican

Vance in Rome: God, tarrifs, and Ukraine

US Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert, spent Easter weekend in Rome, meeting with Giorgia Meloni and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s second-highest official.

REPLAY: Meloni Meets Vance in Rome

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Rome on April 18. ...

As soon as she returned from the United States, where she was welcomed by Donald Trump, the head of the Italian government received Vice President J.D. Vance in Rome on Friday 18 April. Since the beginning of the US customs offensive, Giorgia Meloni has been trying to stay in the European camp while showing his ideological proximity to Washington.

US Vice President Vance meets Meloni in Rome before Easter at the Vatican

JD Vance is in Rome for talks on tariffs with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The US and Italy have a good relationship, despite differing views on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

US Vice President J.D. Vance wants to attend the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. After arriving in Rome, he met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and a meeting with an influential Cardinal is arranged in the Vatican.

Vance meets Italy's Meloni before Easter at the Vatican

US Vice President JD Vance on Friday met Italy's Giorgia Meloni in Rome and later prayed at the Vatican during an Easter visit against a backdrop of transatlantic trade tensions.