JD Vance, Pope Francis Met at Vatican on Easter Sunday

Pope Francis meets with US Vice President JD Vance during an audience at Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City on April 20.Source: Vatican Pool/Getty Images

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By Donato Paolo Mancini and Akayla Gardner

April 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM UTC

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April 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM UTC

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US Vice President JD Vance and Pope Francis met at the Vatican on Easter Sunday, shortly before the pontiff delivered a sermon urging political leaders to support vulnerable populations.

The meeting, announced by Vance’s office, marked the first between a US vice president and the pope since 2020, during President Donald Trump’s first term. Vance, a recent Catholic convert who was baptized in 2019, has spent several days in Rome for a stretch of work-and-play outings with his wife Usha and three young children.