Vance, a Catholic convert, had led the US delegation to the formal Mass opening the pontificate of the first American pope.

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Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history's first American pope offered a ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed on Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the pope’s inauguration in Rome over the weekend. While there, he met ...

ROME: Two high-profile Catholics, Pope Leo XIV and US Vice President JD Vance, met Monday ahead of a flurry of US-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine.