Secretary of State Marco Rubio threw a wrench in speculation that he might be on a collision course with Vice President JD ...

What can a fifth-century text by St. Augustine tell us about the priorities of the two most powerful American Catholics?

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Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Italian immigrants in Argentina, Pope Francis met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Easter despite "tangling" over immigration policies by the Trump Administration.

JD Vance gives Pope Leo XIV a Trump invitation to visit the U.S. “As you can probably imagine, people in the United States are extremely excited about you,” Vance told Leo as they exchanged gifts.

Pope Francis, 88, died the day after Easter He spent his final days celebrating Holy Week Francis made public appearances on Holy Thursday, Easter Sunday ...

Vance was one of the last people to meet with Francis before his death. Vance also attended Leo’s inaugural Mass in May and gave him a letter after inviting him to the White House.

In February, Pope Francis sent a pastoral letter to the U.S. bishops calling for the recognition of the dignity of immigrants after Vance, a Catholic convert, publicly advocated applying ordo ...