Pope Leo XIV meets JD Vance and Marco Rubio as U.S. pushes ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV stands for a family photo with Vice President JD Vance, second from left, his wife Usha Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second from right, and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, on May 19, 2025.

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