Vance Meets With Vatican Officials

Discussion topics included freedom of religion and immigration.

(L–R) Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, his daughter Mirabel, his wife Usha, and their sons Ewan and Vivek at the Vatican on April 19, 2025. Vatican Media via AP, HO

Vice President JD Vance met with the Vatican’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 Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, at around 10 a.m. local time on Holy Saturday.