Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis the day before he died. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, took to social media to honor the late pope, who died at age 88 on April 21.

WASHINGTON — Pope Francis died on Monday at age 88, just a day after making his last public appearance on Easter Sunday. Vice President JD Vance had met with the pontiff, who was the first Latin ...

The conflict marks the first global military crisis to break out since the American-born Leo was appointed pope last month.

Pope Francis, who died in April at age 88, was sometimes scathing in his criticism of President Donald Trump. In 2016, when ...

Visiting the new pontiff last month, Vance shook Pope Leo's hand before touching his elbow. Many found the latter action to ...

During the visit, 40-year-old Vance handed Pope Leo - the first ever American to be elected to the powerful religious position - a pretty controversial gift. The item in question was a Chicago Bears ...

Vice President JD Vance spoke with Ross Douthat on his "Interesting Times" podcast after meeting with the new pope.

In May 2025, a video spread on social media that appeared to show Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, criticizing U.S. Vice President JD Vance, saying, "You flip-flop faster than pages in the Bible." ...