Pope Leo XIV received U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican on Monday (May 19, 2025), ahead of a U.S.-led push to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were among 200,000 attendees at Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass ...

See scenes from the May 17 Mass with Rite of Ordination to the Priesthood at the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia.