Vance is scheduled to meet with Italy’s Prime Minister and planned to attend Easter weekend events at the Vatican.

On his trip, Vance — who is a convert to Catholicism — will also be visiting cultural and religious sites and meet with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state.

I've been missing you,” Meloni jokingly told Vance as he entered the courtyard of Chigi Palace, the premier's office ...