Pope Leo XIV, Trump and J. D. Vance
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Vice President JD Vance and Pope Leo XIV appear to be on opposite sides of U.S. immigration policy and the true meaning of "ordo amoris."
New Pope Leo XIV was critical of vice president J.D. Vance on social media just months before his appointment.
Pope Leo XIV is the first Pope from the Order of St. Augustine, which suggests he will promote peace and dialogue.
Vice President JD Vance said this week he didn't want to get political about new pope Leo XIV, calling his election "a great thing."
Before becoming pontiff, the first U.S.-born pope was not shy about criticizing President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance - social media musings that pulled him into the maelstrom of divided U.
Vice President JD Vance says he isn’t much fussed by new Pope Leo XIV’s criticism of him and President Donald Trump.“I try not to play the politicization of the Pope game,” the vice president told podcast host Hugh Hewitt,
Vice President JD Vance is a Catholic and was one of the last people granted audience with Pope Francis before his death.
Averting a financial crisis “will rank among most pressing issues for the new pontiff,” says Charles Gillespie, PhD, professor at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.