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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday morning with US Vice President JD Vance, the Vatican said.
Vance, a Catholic who has clashed with the pope over the Trump administration's immigration policies, met with Francis at his Vatican residence to exchange Easter greetings, Reuters reported.
"Pope Francis had a brief private meeting... lasting a few minutes, to exchange good wishes on Easter day," the statement said.
Vance, who visited Italy with his family this weekend, met with senior Vatican officials on Saturday. The pope, who is recovering from double pneumonia, did not participate in the talks.
The pope and the Vatican have repeatedly criticized the policies of President Donald Trump's administration, including his plans to deport millions of migrants from the United States and his cuts to foreign aid and domestic welfare programs.
Francis called the action against immigrants a "shame." Vance, who became Catholic in 2019, cited medieval Catholic teaching as justification for the policy.
After Easter Mass, the pope later appeared in St. Peter's Square to greet the crowd in an open-air papal mobile.
