JD Vance joins world tributes to Pope Francis after Easter Sunday meeting

Pope Francis receives US vice president JD Vance at the Vatican on Sunday (Vatican Media via AP) - (AP)

Public figures across the world have paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death, including US vice president JD Vance who met the “obviously very ill” pontiff on Sunday.

Mr Vance met Pope Francis in Rome on Easter Sunday, just hours before the pontiff’s death aged 88.