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Pope Francis meets US VP Vance on Easter morning

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<p>Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday (April 20) morning with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.</p><p>Vance, a Catholic who has clashed with the pontiff over the Trump administration&#x27;s immigration policies, met Francis at his Vatican residence to exchange Easter greetings, the statement said.</p><p>&quot;Pope Francis had a brief private encounter ... lasting a few minutes, in order to exchange good wishes on Easter day,&quot; said the statement.</p><p>Vance, who has been visiting Italy with his family this weekend, met senior Vatican officials for more formal talks on Saturday. The pope, who is recovering from double pneumonia, did not take part in those discussions.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/4/20/vance-talks-migration-with-popes-right-hand-man-at-vatican-1756">READ: Vance talks migration with pope&#x27;s right-hand man at Vatican</a></div><p>The pope and Vatican officials have criticized several of the policies of President Donald Trump&#x27;s administration, including his plans to deport millions of migrants from the U.S. and his widespread cuts to foreign aid and domestic welfare programs.</p><p>Francis has called the immigration crackdown a &quot;disgrace.&quot; Vance, who became Catholic in 2019, has cited medieval-era Catholic teaching to justify the policy.</p><p>The pope rebutted the theological concept Vance used to defend the crackdown in an unusual open letter to the U.S. Catholic bishops about the Trump administration in February, and called Trump&#x27;s plan a &quot;major crisis&quot; for the United States.</p><div><strong>(Production: Jared Hillel)</strong></div>

<p>Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday (April 20) morning with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.</p>

Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday (April 20) morning with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

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Pope Francis meets US VP Vance on Easter morning

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Published April 20, 2025 09:35 PM PHT

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