JD Vance opens up about meeting Pope Francis a day before he died: ‘It’s pretty crazy, actually'

US Vice President JD Vance shared his thoughts on meeting Pope Francis just before his death, calling it 'crazy' but a great blessing.

US Vice President JD Vance, who was one of the last officials to meet Pope Francis before he died, has reflected on his meeting with the pontiff, saying "it was pretty crazy" that he met the Pope the day before he passed away, The Hill reported.

Before his death, Pope Francis held a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance in Rome.(AP)

Talking to reporters during his recent visit to India, Vance said that he could not have guessed from their last meeting that the Pope has "less than 24 hours on this Earth".

“I thought a lot about that. It’s pretty crazy, actually. Obviously, when I saw him, I didn’t know that he had less than 24 hours still on this Earth. I think it was a great blessing. But, you know, he saw a lot of people. I think he affected a lot of lives. And I try to just remember that I was lucky I got to shake his hand," he is heard saying in a video shared by The Hill.

The Pope, who had been recovering from a bout of pneumonia, died early Monday morning, the day after Easter at the age of 88.