JD Vance has some thoughts about how the pope is doing his job (opens original article in a new tab)

JD Vance criticized the Vatican's approach to migration and described his meeting with Pope Francis as unsettling in his new memoir.

• JD Vance criticized the Vatican's moral guidance on migration in his memoir
• Vance described his meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin as unwilling to move past trite platitudes
• Vance met with Pope Francis before his death and noted Francis was more fragile than expected
• Vance urged Pope Leo XIV to focus on matters of morality and be cautious with theological discussions