JD Vance shared an emotional tribute to Pope Francis following the 88-year-old pontiff’s death — which came hours after the two met on Easter Sunday.

“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,” Vance wrote on X moments ago.

“I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill. But I’ll always remember him for the below homily he gave in the very early days of COVID. It was really quite beautiful. May God rest his soul,” he wrote alongside a link to the sermon.

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