Brian Burch confirmed as Vatican ambassador
- The United States Senate confirmed Brian Burch as U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican in a 49-44 vote on August 2, 2025.
- Burch, former President of CatholicVote, expressed gratitude for his confirmation and emphasized the importance of the Holy See in promoting peace and dignity.
- CatholicVote President Kelsey Reinhardt celebrated Burch's confirmation, stating, 'For the past 17 years, Brian has faithfully championed CatholicVote's mission'.
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Senate Confirms Brian Burch as US Ambassador to the Holy See
The Senate confirmed CatholicVote President Brian Burch as the latest U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See on Aug. 2. With a vote of 49–44, Burch will head to Vatican City to serve during the first ever reign of an American Pope, Pope Leo XIV. Both men claim Chicago as their hometown, and Burch was also the president of Seton Academy Catholic Montessori School in Villa Park, Illinois, which is just outside of Chicago. “I am profoundly grateful to Pre…
Co-founder of anti-LGBTQ Catholic group confirmed as next Vatican ambassador
The U.S. Senate on Saturday confirmed the co-founder of an anti-LGBTQ Catholic group to become the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Senators confirmed former CatholicVote President Brian Burch by a 49-44 vote margin. President Donald Trump late last year nominated Burch for the ambassadorship. The Vatican’s tone towards LGBTQ and intersex issues softened under Pope Francis’s papacy, even though church teachings on homosexuality and gender id…


Senate Confirms Trump’s Vatican Pick
The United States Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick for Ambassador to the Holy See on Saturday.


Republicans steamroll Senate Democrats, confirm Trump's pick for Vatican ambassador who illuminated Harris' bigotry
Democrats, whose approval rating has plunged to its lowest in over three decades, have worked vigorously to prevent President Donald Trump from properly executing his agenda.A big part of their strategy in the U.S. Senate has been to slow-walk the president's nominees for the bench, assistant cabinet secretaries, and ambassadors by refusing their confirmation through unanimous consent or voice votes.Republicans began to steamroll the opposition …
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