U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia.

Pope Francis granted Vice President JD Vance a brief meeting on Sunday to celebrate Easter—a day after his No. 2 lectured Vance over the administration’s deportation efforts. The two met at the Vatican as the Holy See celebrated Easter mass in St.

Francis and the vice president briefly exchanged Easter wishes, the Vatican said. An earlier meeting between Mr. Vance and church officials involved “an exchange of opinions” on migration.