Pope Leo XIV Meets With JD Vance And Marco Rubio, The Day After Inauguration Mass

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MAY 19: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO MERCHANDISING). Pope Leo XIV holds a private audience with US Vice President J.D. Vance at the Apostolic Palace on May 19, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. 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. (Photo by Simone Risoluti Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)