US EditionPope Leo XIV and JD Vance meet ahead of US-led diplomatic flurry to reach ceasefire in Ukraine
- On Monday, May 19, 2025, U.S. Vice President JD Vance held discussions with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican as part of upcoming U.S.-led diplomatic initiatives aimed at advancing a ceasefire in Ukraine.
- The meeting followed Vance's 2019 conversion to Catholicism and came after the Vatican was mostly sidelined during the early years of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Vance led the U.S. Delegation and presented the Pope with a letter from President Trump inviting him to visit the United States, along with copies of St. Augustine’s major works and a Chicago Bears T-shirt bearing the Pope’s name. In return, Pope Leo XIV gifted Vance a bronze artwork inscribed in Italian with a message about peace, as well as a large picture book showcasing the papal apartments.
- The Vatican statement said they exchanged views urging respect for humanitarian and international law, called for a negotiated solution, and reiterated the Vatican’s offer to host peace talks and continue humanitarian aid.
- Since his election, Pope Leo XIV has committed himself to actively supporting initiatives aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine, underscoring his alignment with Pope Francis’s focus and the Vatican’s continued engagement in resolving the conflict.
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