The private meeting lasted only a few minutes, men were supposed to exchange Easter greetings. The Pope is still recovering from pneumonia.
US President JD Vance briefly met Pope Francis, who is recovering from pneumonia. This was announced by the Vatican, he informs TASR based on AP and AFP reports.
The Vance car column entered the Vatican with a side gate and parked near Fratiška’s residence at a time when the Easter Mass was held at St. Peter Square. The Pope, who, after a serious illness, limited his work duties, commissioned Mass to Cardinal Angela Comastri. The Vatican announced that the Pope and Vice President of the US met shortly before 11.30 HV HV House of St. Martha, “to exchange Easter greetings”. The private meeting lasted only a few minutes.
Vance and František had previously been in dispute on the issue of migration and plans of President Donald Trump’s government to massive migrants from the United States. Francis set the care of migrants as one of the main themes of his work in the Pontifical Office, AP wrote.
Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, met the Vatican State Secretary Pietr Parolin on Saturday. The representative of the US President will end his visit to Rome on Sunday, where he and his family spent Easter holidays, DPA added.
