US VP Vance discusses thorny issue of migration with Vatican | Religion News

The Vatican affirmed good relations with the US but noted ‘an exchange of opinions’ on global conflicts and migration.

US Vice President JD Vance has met with the Vatican’s top diplomats, discussing the politically fraught issue of migration months after Pope Francis rebuked the new US administration’s hardline immigration stance.

Vance, a Catholic convert, held what the Vatican described as “cordial talks” with Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin – the Holy See’s…