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After attending Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass, United States Vice President JD Vance held private meetings on Monday with the pontiff and other senior Vatican officials. The discussions focused on religious freedom and the need for negotiation in regions of conflict.

According to a Vatican communiqué issued on 19 May, Vance and the Pope held a private meeting that morning, lasting approximately 45 minutes, from around 7:56 a.m. to 8:41 a.m. Following this, Vance met with the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, British Archbishop Paul Gallagher.

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