JD Vance has ‘exchange of opinions’ on issues like deportations during meeting with top Vatican official

Vice President JD Vance met with the Vatican’s No. 2 official Saturday in Rome, and the pair had an "exchange of opinions" on international issues, including migrants and deportations under the Trump administration.

"There was an exchange of opinions on the international situation, especially regarding countries affected by war, political tensions and difficult humanitarian situations, with particular attention to migrants, refugees and prisoners," a statement from the Vatican said after the meeting. 

"Finally, hope was expressed for serene collaboration between the state and the Catholic Church in the United States, whose valuable service to the most vulnerable people was acknowledged."

Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, and Archbishop Paul Gallagher, its foreign minister.

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