Vatican City Archives - Kaab TV https://en.kaabtv.com/tag/vatican-city/ Somalia and Somaliland Daily News Update Mon, 19 May 2025 16:56:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://en.kaabtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/fav-icon.png Vatican City Archives - Kaab TV https://en.kaabtv.com/tag/vatican-city/ 32 32 US Vice President Vance invites Pope Leo, an American, to visit home {PHOTOS} https://en.kaabtv.com/us-vice-president-vance-invites-pope-leo-an-american-to-visit-home-photos/ Mon, 19 May 2025 16:56:57 +0000 https://en.kaabtv.com/?p=12482 VATICAN CITY (KAAB TV) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance met on Monday at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV, the first leader of the global Catholic Church from the United States, and extended an invitation for Leo to make an official visit home. Vance, who was sharply criticised by the late Pope Francis over the […]

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]]> VATICAN CITY (KAAB TV) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance met on Monday at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV, the first leader of the global Catholic Church from the United States, and extended an invitation for Leo to make an official visit home.
Vance, who was sharply criticised by the late Pope Francis over the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies, gave Leo a letter he said was from U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania “inviting you to come”.
Leo, sitting across from Vance at his official desk in the Vatican’s apostolic palace, took the letter and was heard to say “at some point”, according to handout video provided by the Vatican.
The Vatican did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the invitation.
A Vatican readout confirmed that Vance and Leo had met but offered no details about their discussions. A Vance spokesperson said they met one-on-one before being joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also Catholic.
As part of the meeting, Vance gave Leo a navy blue and orange jersey for the Chicago Bears, a U.S. football team. It was adorned with his name, “Pope Leo”, and his number, “XIV”.
Leo, the Chicago-born former Cardinal Robert Prevost, is a relative unknown on the global stage, elected as the new pope on May 8.
While a cardinal, he issued several disapproving posts about the administration’s policies on his X account, reflecting his concern about migrants. The Vatican has not confirmed or denied that the posts were authentic.
The late Pope Francis, who died on April 21, was a champion of the poor and of immigrants and who frequently criticised the Trump administration.
He called Trump’s plan to deport millions of migrants a “disgrace” and rebuked Vance for arguing that the Bible calls on Christians to prioritise love for their families and countrymen over strangers and foreigners.
Vance met briefly with Francis on Easter Sunday, the day before the pontiff died.

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