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riversedge

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Sat Apr 19, 2025, 06:26 PM Apr 19

Vatican notes 'exchange of opinions' over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance [View all]

Source: AP



By NICOLE WINFIELD
Updated 2:39 PM CDT, April 19, 2025

VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on migrants, with the Holy See reaffirming good relations but noting “an exchange of opinions” over current international conflicts, migrants and prisoners.

Vance, a Catholic convert, met with the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, in the Apostolic Palace. There was no indication he met with Pope Francis, who has sharply cut back official duties during his recovery from pneumonia.

Vance’s office said 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.”

The Holy See has responded cautiously to the Trump administration while seeking to continue productive relations in keeping with its tradition of diplomatic neutrality. .............



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/vatican-vance-pope-migration-a91d0f741cb994faae1e363d38b66c05





MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch
"Pope Francis skipped the Vatican’s official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement."

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