Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident JD Vance speaks to the press after paying his respects to victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting on September 3, 2025 in Minneapolis (Getty)Vice President JD Vance criticizes the Vatican's "moral guidance" on migration in his new memoir, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith." Vance expressed dissatisfaction with his meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, stating the Vatican seemed "unwilling to move its moral guidance past the point of trite platitudes." He claimed Vatican diplomats avoided specifying issues with the administration's immigration policies, opting for vagueness. Vance met with Pope Francis shortly before the pontiff's death, noting Francis was "more fragile than I realized" but "very kind." Vance has urged Francis's successor, Pope Leo XIV, to focus on "matters of morality" and be cautious when discussing theology. In fullJD Vance calls his meeting with Vatican officials right before Pope Francis died ‘unsettling’ in new bookThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
JD Vance has some thoughts about how the pope is doing his job
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident JD Vance speaks to the press after paying his respects to victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting on September 3, 2025 in Minneapolis (Getty)Vice President JD Vance criticizes the Vatican's "moral guidance" on migration in his new memoir, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith." Vance expressed dissatisfaction with his meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, stating the Vatican seemed "unwilling to move its moral guidance past the point of trite platitudes." He claimed Vatican diplomats avoided specifying issues with the administration's immigration policies, opting for vagueness. Vance met with Pope Francis shortly before the pontiff's death, noting Francis was "more fragile than I realized" but "very kind." Vance has urged Francis's successor, Pope Leo XIV, to focus on "matters of morality" and be cautious when discussing theology. In fullJD Vance calls his meeting with Vatican officials right before Pope Francis died ‘unsettling’ in new bookThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
