“Vice President JD Vance will lead a US Delegation to Vatican City to attend the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, May 18, 2025. Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance will be joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mrs Jeanette Rubio.”
“Pope Leo XIV is the first American Pope. Vice President Vance is the first Catholic convert to serve as Vice President,” says a White House official statement on Vance leaving himself vulnerable to being called out and embarrassed by his holiness in front of other Catholics.