Photo used for representational purposes. U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a National Police Week breakfast at the Vice President's residence on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP.
Washington: US Vice President JD Vance will attend Pope Leo XIV's inaugural celebration of Mass at the Vatican on Sunday, the White House said in a statement.
President Donald Trump's deputy will head a US delegation also including Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the first major event by the new pope, who is the first American ever chosen to head the Roman Catholic Church and has previously criticized the Trump administration.
