VP Vance Meets With Vatican Officials

April 19, 2025 9:42 am

VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met with the Vatican’s No. 2 official as they the sides spar over the U.S. crackdown on migrants. A Vatican statement reaffirmed good relations but noted there was “an exchange of opinions” over current international conflicts and humanitarian situations involving migrants, refugees and prisoners. There was no immediate word if Vance stopped by to greet Pope Francis, who has been resuming some official duties during his recovery from pneumonia. The Holy See has expressed alarm over the administration’s crackdown on migrants and cuts in international aid while insisting on peaceful resolutions to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.