Vance requests papal sit-down

Will the U.S. vice-president meet with Pope Leo XIV?

The last public official to meet with Pope Francis is hoping for a weekend sit-down with the late pontiff’s successor, sources close to the Vatican Secretariat of State told The Pillar Friday.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has requested a one-on-one meeting with Pope Leo XIV, less than a month after Vance met with Francis on Easter Sunday, the day before …