Pope Leo XIV has held "cordial" talks with US Vice-President JD Vance, according to the Vatican. It comes a day after Vance - a practicing Catholic - joined other dignitaries and thousands of worshipers at the Pope's inaugural mass on Sunday.

"There was an exchange of views on some current international issues," between Vance and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.

Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Vice President JD Vance have met ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war Ukraine