Pope Leo XIV met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday. Vance and Rubio held a private audience with Leo before they joined in talks with him and the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations,

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 negotiations in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

During the address, the vice president is expected to speak about innovation, financial sovereignty, and Bitcoin's place in a "more resilient American future."

Vice President JD Vance attended Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's relationship with the new pope.

But Vance is in a unique position compared with recent vice presidents, said Democratic strategist Ashley Etienne, who was communications director to Harris during much of her first year as vice president. Vance’s boss is term-limited by the Constitution, and that gives him a different mandate, she said.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance discussed fair trade policies with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday in Rome, Vance's office said in a statement as the two nations try to resolve a dispute over tariffs.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican where the Chicago native held his inaugural mass as pontiff.

JD Vance concerned visit would signal approval of expanded military operation during ceasefire push, according to Axios - Anadolu Ajansı