Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ with JD Vance over migrants and prisoners

Cardinal Pietro Parolin meets JD Vance (Vatican Media/AP)

JD Vance has met the Vatican’s number two official amid tensions over the US crackdown on migrants, with the Holy See reaffirming good relations but noting “an exchange of opinions” over international conflicts, migrants and prisoners.

The Vatican issued a statement after the US vice president, a Catholic convert, met the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher.