WASHINGTON − Pope Leo XIV met privately with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and their wives, the Vatican announced May 19. Vance, the first Catholic convert to serve as vice president,

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held their first formal meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Monday as the Trump administration seeks to reset relations with the Vatican by working together on resolving the war in Ukraine and de-emphasizing fundamental disagreements over migrant policy.

Pope Leo XIV has offered the Vatican as a venue for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, while the Vatican calls the outcome of Friday's talks "tragic".