(19 Apr 2025)
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Vatican City – 19 April 2025
1. Various of U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s convoy leaving the Vatican
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance left the Vatican Saturday after meeting with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on migrants.
The Vatican issued a statement after Vance, a Catholic convert, met with the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, before getting a private tour of the Sistine Chapel.
The Holy See reaffirmed good relations but noted “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 responded cautiously to the Trump administration, in keeping with its tradition of diplomatic neutrality.
It 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.
Francis has also changed church teaching to say capital punishment is immoral and made prison ministry a hallmark of his papacy.
Vance was spending Easter weekend in Rome with his family and attended Good Friday services in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday after meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni.
Francis and Vance have tangled sharply over migration and the Trump administration’s plans to deport migrants en masse.
Francis has made caring for migrants a hallmark of his papacy and his progressive views on social justice issues have often put him at odds with members of the more conservative U.S. Catholic Church.
Just days before he was hospitalized in February, Francis blasted the Trump administration’s deportation plans, warning that they would deprive migrants of their inherent dignity.
Vance has acknowledged Francis’ criticism but has said he would continue to defend his views.
AP video by Silvia Stellacci
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