May 15, 2025
Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. Delegation to Vatican City to attend the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance will be joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mrs. Jeanette Rubio.
Pope Leo XIV is the first American Pope. Vice President Vance is the first Catholic convert to serve as Vice President.
J.D. Vance, Advisory: Vice President JD Vance to Attend Inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/377586