US EditionPope Leo XIV and JD Vance meet ahead of US-led diplomatic flurry to reach ceasefire in Ukraine
- On Monday, May 19, 2025, U.S. Vice President JD Vance held talks with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican ahead of diplomatic initiatives led by the United States to advance a ceasefire in Ukraine.
- The meeting followed Pope Leo XIV's election on May 8 and the Vatican's increasing role in peace efforts after being sidelined early in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- The U.S. Delegation was led by JD Vance, a convert to Catholicism since 2019, who presented the Pope with gifts including two important works by St. Augustine and a letter from President Trump extending an invitation for the pontiff to visit the United States.
- Pope Leo XIV gave Vance a bronze sculpture inscribed with 'Peace is a fragile flower' and vowed to make 'every effort' to support peace in Ukraine.
- The Vatican continues humanitarian work, offers to host peace talks, and facilitates prisoner swaps and reunification of Ukrainian children taken by Russia.
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The U.S. vice president, JD Vance, extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting in the Vatican, amid a series of diplomatic efforts led by the United States to achieve a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.Vance gave the first U.S. pope (nationalized Peruvian) a letter from President Donald Trump and the first lady inviting him. The pontiff, born in Chicago, took the letter on Monday, May 19, and put it on his d…
Pope Leo meets with Vance, who delivers an invitation to visit the White House
ROME — At a meeting between Vice President JD Vance and Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Monday, the vice president presented the first U.S. pontiff — a Chicago native — with a Chicago Bears jersey, with “Pope Leo XIV” emblazoned in white and orange letters on the back. “Good choice,” the pope responded.This first formal meeting appeared part of an effort by Washington to reset relations with the Vatican, after Leo’s predecessor Pope Francis repea…
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