Pope Francis died at age 88 on Easter Monday, April 21 – but not before issuing an apparent condemnation of Vice President J.D. Vance and the Trump administration's immigration policies

Before his death on April 21, Pope Francis met with US Vice President J.D. Vance at the Vatican on Easter, April 20. The Pope's brief private meeting with

Patti Smith, King Charles, and J.D. Vance are among those reacting to the death of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at age 88. Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced his death in a statement noting that the pope “taught us to live the values of the Gospel with faithfulness,