Vance and Rubio to travel to the Vatican for Pope Leo XIV's inauguration

US vice president J.D. Vance and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in St. Peter's, reaching the square with the two distinct marches of armored cars. Also present is the chairman of the EU commission Ursula Von der Leyen. (ANSA)

A small, tight-knit religious order molded Pope Leo XIV. - Overpasses For America

The announcement that Vice President JD Vance would attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass included a simple line. “Pope Leo XIV is the first American Pope. Vice President Vance is the first Catholic convert to serve as Vice President,” the White House notice said. It was neutral, yet telling. The first American pope holds the seat of St. Peter at a time when conservative Catholicism has political strength in the United States, embodied in the…

VP JD Vance and First Lady Usha Vance Arrive in Rome for New Pope’s Inaugural

Vice President JD Vance and First Lady Usha Vance have arrived in Rome, to attend the new Pope’s inaugural tomorrow.

For Leo XIV's inauguration, J.D. Vance travels to Rome. This is not a matter of course: until 1983, a law of the U.S. government even forbade spending money on diplomatic representation with the Pope.

JD Vance, Marco Rubio among world political officials to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV

VATICAN CITY // US Vice President JD Vance will lead a US delegation attending the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican this Sunday,… The post JD Vance, Marco Rubio among world political officials to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV appeared first on CatholicVote org.

The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron will not go to the Vatican for the first Mass of the new Pope Leo XIV, Sunday, May 18. This is the role of the Prime Minister, who must be present at the religious celebration.