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Pope Francis speaks with Vice President JD Vance at the Vatican on April 20, 2025. (Vatican Media/AP)

Meeting at Vatican last year was ‘unsettling,’ Vance writes in new book

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Vice President JD Vance criticizes Vatican diplomats for offering "trite platitudes" during a 2025 meeting, preferring Pope Francis's directness. Vance's new book details his religious journey and his unsettling Vatican experience. The Washington Post obtained a copy of the book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith." Vance met Francis briefly before the pope's death, contrasting his honest conversations with the Vatican's vagueness.

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