JD Vance gives Pope Leo XIV a gift from his hometown — and an invite to US from Trump Vice President JD Vance meets Pope Leo XIV after the pontiff's inauguration mass in St. Peter's Basilica ...

Pope Leo XIV holds a private audience with US Vice President J.D. Vance at the Apostolic Palace on May 19, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican.

ROME — U.S. Vice President JD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts ...

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held their first formal meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican a day after attending the pontiff’s inaugural mass. During his visit ...

US Vice President JD Vance was received by Pope Leo XIV on Monday for a private audience, at the end of his visit to Rome. The head of the Catholic Church met Vance and US Secretary of State Marco ...

Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, also gave the Augustinian pope a copy of two of St. Augustine’s most seminal works, “The City of God” and “On Christian Doctrine,” the vice ...

WASHINGTON ― Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV this Sunday, May 18 in the Vatican City, the White House said.

Pope Leo XIV’s meets Vice President JD Vance after the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ...

APTOPIX Vatican Pope Pope Leo XIV's meets Vice President JD Vance after the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 18, 2025.

ROME (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of the U.S.-led push for ceasefire ...

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.