Vance Meets With Vatican Officials

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Discussion topics included freedom of religion and immigration.

Vice President JD Vance met with the Vaticanโ€™s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on April 19, continuing his Easter trip to the Italian Peninsula.

Vance met with Cardinal Parolin and the Vaticanโ€™s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, at around 10 a.m. local time on Holy Saturday.

The Holy See press office described the talks as cordial, and said both sides expressed their satisfaction for โ€œthe good existing bilateral relations between the Holy See and the United States of America, and the common commitment to protect the right to freedom of religion and conscience was reiterated.โ€

The Holy See also noted that both sides exchanged opinions on international matters and what it described as โ€œdifficult humanitarian situations,โ€ particularly regarding countries affected by ongoing wars and political tensions, migrants, refugees, and prisoners.

His Holiness, Pope Francis I, has spoken out against the Trump administrationโ€™s position against illegal immigration. Still, Vatican officials recognized how the United States provides valuable services to the most vulnerable people, and both sides expressed hope for โ€œserene collaborationโ€ between the Vatican, the Catholic Church as a whole, and the United States.

The pontiff has yet to comment on the vice presidentโ€™s visit, apparently keeping his public comments focused on the events of Holy Week.

Vance did not meet the pope, and Vatican officials have withheld confirmation of the pontiffโ€™s participation in Holy Week masses and celebrations due to his continued recovery from a near-fatal respiratory infection earlier this year.

According to a spokesperson for the vice president, the meeting lasted a little over an hour and was immediately followed by Vatican officials bringing the second family to see the Sistine Chapel.

The White House press pool accompanying the vice president on this trip was prohibited from accompanying him into the meeting, and reported they were initially not even allowed to stand by inside the city state, but were ultimately moved into a designated corner of St. Peterโ€™s Square. Press rejoined the second family upon their departure just after noon local time.

Byย T.J. Muscaro

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