US vice president JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday

US vice president JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday
Pope Francis meets US vice president JD Vance (Vatican Media/AQP)

US vice president JD Vance met Pope Francis briefly on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administration’s migrant deportation plans.

Mr Vance’s motorcade entered Vatican City through a side gate and parked near Francis’ hotel residence while Easter Mass was being celebrated in St Peter’s Square.

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