Vance advised the pope to focus on morality instead of politics.

The Vatican should be addressing issues of morality and the state of affairs in the Catholic Church, rather than making political statements. This was announced on April 13 by Vice President of the United States Jay Dee Vance.

"The best thing for the Vatican would be to deal with moral issues, what is happening in the Catholic Church, and the President of the United States would deal with it...> American public policy," he said on the Fox News channel.

Vance's reaction was a response to the conflict between Pope Leo XIV and US President Donald Trump over disagreements about military operations in the Middle East.

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