It appears Vice President JD Vance came to the Vatican bearing gifts. On Monday, Vance, a Catholic convert, and Pope Leo XIV met for the first time at the Vatican. This took place ahead of a set of U.S.-led efforts with a focus on making progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The president and the pontiff's Trump-loving sibling Louis Prevost had a "great meeting," said the White House.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican. Vance offered Leo a letter from U.S.