Rome, April 19 -- US Vice President JD Vance met with top Vatican officials on Saturday to exchange views on issues concerning migrants, refugees, and prisoners.

The meeting comes after months of tension between the administration of US President Donald Trump and American church leaders over immigration policies.

Vance, a Catholic, has been visiting Rome with his family over the Easter weekend and attended a Good Friday service in St Peter's Basilica.

During his visit, he held talks with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, and Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States. Saturday's meeting marked the first in-person talks between the Holy See and the Trump administration during its ...