Pope Francis has died
Pope Francis has died

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican says

Pope Francis has died
Pope Francis has died, the Vatican says
So him not meeting Vance earlier may not have been a snub then ☹️ (he did)
Was he involved in any of the traditional Easter stuff? (He was)
I mean... he did meet Vance. I don't know why there was lies being spread around about that. All you have to do is do a quick little search and you'll get pics from several angles of the pope and Vance chatting.
I will say, though, that the pope looked rough, so it isn't super surprising that he passed shortly after.
That's what I get for getting my news from Lemmy memes.
Updated my comment
That's fair. I have fallen for fake news myself a few times too.
On Saturday April 19th he met with Pietro Parolin. This was framed as a snub. On Sunday 20th he met with Francis.
“I know you have not been feeling great but it’s good to see you in better health,” Mr. Vance told the pope, according to video footage of the visit