Pope Leo XIV receives US VP Vance
Pope Leo XIV received U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Vatican Monday, Vance's spokesperson said, a day after attending the new U.S. pontiff's inauguration mass.
The Vatican released photographs of a smiling Vance meeting the Chicago-born pope, along with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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