Vance meets Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City for inauguration mass

Published May 18, 2025 9:48am ET



Vice President JD Vance attended Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass in Vatican City on Sunday. 

Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, greeted the pope as he took part in the two-hour ceremony in front of St Peter’s Basilica.

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