Vance Meets Pope Francis at Vatican One Day Before Pontiff's Death

Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis at the Vatican on April 20, 2025, one day before the pontiff's death at age 88. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, had attended Good Friday liturgy at St. Peter's Basilica two days earlier; the meeting made Vance one of the last senior American officials to meet with Pope Francis before his passing on April 21, 2025.