Vance Criticizes Vatican Over Immigration in New Memoir
Vance Criticizes Vatican Over Immigration in New Memoir
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has launched a scathing critique of the Vatican’s diplomatic leadership, accusing high-ranking officials of offering “trite platitudes” instead of moral clarity.
In his newly released memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, Vance details a tense encounter with the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The confrontation, which took place in April 2025, centered on the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies. Vance, a high-profile Catholic convert, writes that he was “unsettled” by the Church’s refusal to endorse a nation’s right to secure its borders, describing the experience as a turning point in his relationship with the institutional Church.
The dispute highlights a fundamental ideological rift between the current U.S. administration and the Holy See under Pope Francis. While the Vatican has consistently championed the rights of migrants and the moral obligation of wealthy nations to provide sanctuary, Vance …