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Vice President JD Vance met with the Vatican’s No. 2 official Saturday in Rome, and the pair had an “exchange of opinions” on international issues, including migrants and deportations under the Trump administration.
“There was an exchange of opinions on the international situation, especially regarding countries affected by war, political tensions and difficult humanitarian situations, with particular attention to migrants, refugees and prisoners,” a statement from the Vatican said after the meeting.
“Finally, hope was expressed for serene collaboration between the state and the Catholic Church in the United States, whose valuable service to the most vulnerable people was acknowledged.”
Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, and Archbishop Paul Gallagher, its foreign minister.
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Vice President JD Vance and his family met Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s ecretary of state Saturday. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)
He and Parolin “discussed their shared religious faith, Catholicism in the United States, the plight of persecuted Christian communities around the world and President Trump’s commitment to restoring world peace,” Vance’s office said.
Pope Francis has cut back his official meetings since a bout with double pneumonia.
The Vatican has clashed with the Trump administration over its deportation push, but the Holy See affirmed its good relations with the United States after the meeting.
The vice president’s Vatican meeting Saturday is part of an official trip to Italy and India.
Vance with his family at a Good Friday service in Rome Friday. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Vance, with second lady Usha Vance and their two young children, arrived in Rome Friday, and he met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
“I’m grateful every day for this job, but particularly today, where my…
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