Vice President JD Vance was one of the last leaders to meet with Pope Francis
Pope Francis receives U.S. Vice President JD Vance, right, before bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday. Credit: AP/Vatican Media
WASHINGTON — One of Pope Francis' final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over the weekend.
The meeting took place on Easter Sunday. Vance, a Catholic convert, entered the room and reached down for the pope's hand. “Hello,” the vice president said. “So good to see you."
Francis was sitting in a wheelchair, and his words were inaudible in a video released by the Vatican.
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