Pope Leo XIV met with
US Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Vance in the Apostolic
Palace (@Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV meets with US Vice President Vance
Pope Leo XIV holds a private audience with US Vice President
J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who attended the Inauguration
Mass of his pontificate on Sunday.
By Vatican News
The Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Leo XIV met
with the Vice President of the United States of America, James David Vance, on
Monday morning. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and their wives were
also present at the audience.
The US Vice President and Secretary of State represented the
United States at the Pope’s Mass of Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry on Sunday
morning in St. Peter’s Square.
After the private audience with the American-born Pope, Mr.
Vance met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with
States and International Organizations.
During the “cordial” talks in the Secretariat of State, Mr.
Vance and Archbishop Gallagher reiterated the good bilateral relations between
the Holy See and the United States.
They also discussed the collaboration between the Church and
the US government, along with several 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,” noted the Holy See Press
Office.
Pope Leo XIV shakes
hands with US Vice President Vance (@Vatican Media)
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