India, April 21 -- US Vice President JD Vance mourned Pope Francis's demise on Monday, a day after meeting the Catholic Church's head on the occasion of Easter Sunday in his trip to the Vatican, post which he flew to India along with his family.

"I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him," JD Vance said in a post on X.

The Vatican on Monday announced the demise of Pope Francis, 88, who was the first ever Latin American pontiff.

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on February 14 this year for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. He spent ...