Pope Francis, a Trump critic, meets US VP Vance on Easter morning

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President JD Vance prays during the Good Friday Passion of the Lord service in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 18, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday morning with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, the Vatican said in a statement.

Vance, a Catholic who has clashed with the pontiff over the Trump administration's immigration policies, met Francis at his Vatican residence to exchange Easter greetings, the statement said.