The Trump administration seeks to improve ties by working with Pope Leo XIV on ending the Ukraine war and de-emphasizing disagreements over U.S. migrant policy.

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.

JD Vance is attending Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's relationship with the new pope.

For now the Holy See says the idea of even hosting talks is more a hope than a concrete plan.

Vice President JD Vance gifted Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Bears jersey as they met at the Vatican, amid a push by the White House for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.

President Donald Trump has formally invited Pope Leo, the first American pontiff, to visit Washington. The invitation, delivered by Vice President J.D. Vance during the Pope’s inaugural mass, comes as Pope Leo positions himself as a global peace mediator.

Pope Leo XIV during his first Mass as pontiff on Sunday appeared to take a subtle dig at President Donald Trump. The pope was also said to have snubbed Vice President JD Vance after the Mass, even though the two men met the following day.

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Pope Leo XIV, a U.S. citizen who as a cardinal criticised the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies, met at the Vatican on Monday with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who converted to Roman Catholicism as an adult.