Vance’s visit to the seat of Catholicism during the Church’s holiest days of the year comes under the shadow of his public tiff with an ailing Pope Francis and in the wake of

Vance, visiting Italy with his family over the Easter weekend, joined a ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica for Good Friday, the day Christians mark Jesus' crucifixion. The vice president was seen entering the event with his wife Usha and their three young children.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday for a second day of talks on tariffs and then attended Good Friday services at the Vatican amid speculation of a possible pope greeting this weekend.