Vice President JD Vance met with the Catholic Church’s top diplomats at the Vatican on Saturday, in the shadow of Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s.
Vice President JD Vance met with the Catholic Church’s top diplomats at the Vatican on Saturday, in the shadow of Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s deportation policy and Vance’s theological defense of it. The tension was reflected in the official statements released after Vance met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, and Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the foreign minister, Politico reports. The Vatican reported that an « exchange of opinions » took place on international issues, « especially regarding countries affected by war, political tensions and difficult humanitarian situations, with particular attention to migrants, refugees, and prisoners.
