He gave him a Bears jersey 😂
Good choice.
Sad to see these two world leaders dabble in such heresy.
VP Vance and Secretary of State, Archivist of the United States, National Security Advisor, and Administrator of USAID Marco Rubio both attended Pope Leo XIV's first Mass at the Vatican.
Vance and Rubio said hello to the pontiff afterwards:
Leo's big brother, Louis Provost, got an exclusive papal hug 😂
Vance and Rubio, who are both Catholic, then met Leo for a private audience.
The Vatican released this statement about the meeting on their website (which looks like it was last updated in 2007):
This morning, Monday, 19 May 2025, His Holiness Leo XIV received in audience the Vice President of the United States of America, the Honorable James David Vance, who subsequently met with His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations.
During the cordial talks held at the Secretariat of State, satisfaction was once again expressed at the existing good bilateral relations, and the collaboration between Church and State was discussed, as well as some matters of special relevance to ecclesial life and religious freedom.
Finally, there was an exchange of views on some current international issues, during which hope was expressed that humanitarian law and international law be respected in areas of conflict and that there be a negotiated solution between the parties involved.
Translation: They talked about the deportations.
In addition to the audience with Leo, Vance had meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney while in Rome.
Vance also visited the tomb of Pope Francis, who died a day after the vice president met him in Rome.
Hopefully we won't have to update this article with any sad news in the next 24 hours! 😭
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