Secretary of State Marco Rubio threw a wrench in speculation that he might be on a collision course with Vice President JD ...

Vance was one of the last people to meet with Francis before his death. Vance also attended Leo’s inaugural Mass in May and gave him a letter after inviting him to the White House.

Vance and Pope Francis had publicly disagreed on politics earlier in the year. In February, Pope Francis sent a pastoral letter to the U.S. bishops calling for the recognition of the dignity of ...

JD Vance gives Pope Leo XIV a Trump invitation to visit the U.S. “As you can probably imagine, people in the United States are extremely excited about you,” Vance told Leo as they exchanged gifts.

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