Pope Leo XIV Invited to Visit President Trump at the White House

Clare Marie Merkowsky : May 22, 2025
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"As you can probably imagine, people in the United States are extremely excited about you." -Vice President JD Vance

(Vatican City) — [LifeSiteNews.com] US President Donald Trump has officially invited Pope Leo XIV to the White House. (Screengrab image: via Rome Reports)

On May 19, US Vice President JD Vance presented Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, with a letter from Donald and Melania Trump, inviting him to visit the President and First Lady at the White House in Washington, DC.

"As you can probably imagine, people in the United States are extremely excited about you," Vance told Leo as they exchanged gifts.

Vance presented the new pontiff with the letter from Trump inviting him to the White House and a Chicago Bears jersey bearing the pontiff's name and the number "XIV." (Screengrab image: via Rome Reports)

According to White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, the letter from Trump and Melania invited Leo to visit "as soon as [he] possibly can."

Vance, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, were given a private audience with Pope Leo, where officials discussed collaboration between the Church and state, religious freedom, and ongoing international conflicts, per the Vatican... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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