{"id":2436641,"date":"2025-05-19T18:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-rubio-bring-pope-leo-xiv-letter-from-trump-and-bears-jersey\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T18:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:21:50","slug":"vance-rubio-bring-pope-leo-xiv-letter-from-trump-and-bears-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-rubio-bring-pope-leo-xiv-letter-from-trump-and-bears-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance, Rubio bring Pope Leo XIV letter from Trump and Bears jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-rubio-bring-pope-leo-xiv-letter-from-trump-and-bears-jersey%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2436641&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/briefing-readout-no-mention-of-abortion-in-joe-bidens-meeting-with-pope-francis\/\" title=\"Briefing Readout: No Mention of Abortion in Joe Biden\u2019s Meeting with ... Francis\">private audience<\/a> with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican,were they presented the pope with gifts,including a Chicago Bears jersey and a copy of St. Augustine&#8217;s &#8220;The City of God.&#8221; The meeting followed Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s inaugural mass, which attracted over 200,000 people. Vance expressed excitement about the pope&#8217;s influence in the U.S. and shared messages from President Trump, who invited Leo XIV to the White house. The discussions also touched on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >global peace efforts<\/a>, notably concerning conflict areas like Ukraine and Gaza, highlighting the Vatican&#8217;s potential role in advocating for humanitarian concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance, Rubio bring Pope Leo XIV letter from Trump and Chicago Bears jersey<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2125807\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vice President JD Vance<\/a> and Secretary of State Marco Rubio enjoyed a private audience with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-leo-xiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pope Leo XIV<\/a>, bringing with them a message from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The two Catholic statesmen met with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3405185\/pope-leo-xiv-cardinal-robert-prevost-first-ever-american-pontiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chicago-born pontiff<\/a> on Monday after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3415172\/vance-pope-leo-xiv-vatican-city-inauguration-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">attending his inaugural mass<\/a> over the weekend, which drew in over 200,000&nbsp;attendees. Their audience began with the traditional exchanging of gifts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3415622\/populist-movement-europe-romania-poland-portugal-elections\/\">Populist movements see mixed results in Europe election blitz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3415468\/netanyahu-gaza-aid-international-pressure\/\">Netanyahu resumes letting aid into Gaza after international pressure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3415199\/israel-begun-extensive-new-ground-operations-gaza\/\">Israel says it has begun &#8216;extensive&#8217; new ground operations in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Vance presented the Midwest pope with a blue-and-orange Chicago Bears jersey with &ldquo;Pope Leo XIV&rdquo; embroidered on the back.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Good choice,&rdquo; the pope can be heard saying on video.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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, Monday, May 19, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;As you can probably imagine, people in the United States are extremely excited about you,&rdquo; Vance told the pontiff.<\/p>\n<p>Vance also gifted Leo XIV a copy of <em>The City of God<\/em> by the 5th-century bishop and theologian St. Augustine of Hippo, a notable gesture of commonality between the leaders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3407813\/pope-leo-xiv-royal-welcome-peace-ukraine-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Leo XIV<\/a> entered the clergy as a member of the Order of Saint Augustine. His spirituality and theology evolved through this lens, and he regularly cites the saint in his ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Vance acknowledged the writings of St. Augustine as a major factor in his decision to convert to Catholicism in 2019, and took the confirmation name &ldquo;Augustine&rdquo; upon entering the Church. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/thelampmagazine.com\/blog\/how-i-joined-the-resistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2020 article<\/a> chronicling his conversion to Catholicism, he wrote that <em>The City of God<\/em> contains the &ldquo;best criticism of our modern age I&rsquo;d ever read.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The same article also offered a glimpse into Vance&rsquo;s philosophy on the Petrine office: &ldquo;My growing view is that too many American Catholics have failed to show proper deference to the papacy, treating the pope as a political figure to be criticized or praised according to their whims.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A letter from President Donald Trump was also given to Leo XIV.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pope Leo XIV exchanges gifts with Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, during a private audience at the Apostolic Palace on May 19, 2025, in Vatican City. (Photo by Simone Risoluti Vatican Media via Vatican Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pope gifted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> a bronze sculpture with an Italian inscription that translates to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3413706\/pope-leo-russia-ukraine-peace-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Peace<\/a> is a fragile flower.&rdquo; He also gifted him a large photography book containing images of the Papal Apartments.<\/p>\n<p>The exact nature of their discussions when the reporters exited and the doors closed is unknown, but they seemed to focus on causes for peace in war-torn regions such as Ukraine and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was an exchange of views on some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jd-vance-delivers-pope-leo-xiv-a-message-directly-from-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Watch: JD ... Delivers ... a Message Directly from Donald ...\">current international issues<\/a>, calling for respect for humanitarian law and international law in areas of conflict and for a negotiated solution between the parties involved,&rdquo; the Vatican press office said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes the Holy Communion as other delegates, including Vice President JD Vance, center-left, and second lady Usha Vance, left, kneel in prayer during a Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV&rsquo;s pontificate, in St. Peter&rsquo;s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Gregorio Borgia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the Vatican, in particular, the pope, is going to be a great advocate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainland-china-says-biden-must-change-u-s-policies\/\" title=\"Mainland China says Biden mu... change U.S. policies\">world peace<\/a>,&rdquo; Vance said as he prepared to depart on Monday. &ldquo;So we&rsquo;re going to find some very important things to work together on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt<\/a> later revealed the contents of Trump&rsquo;s letter during her Monday press conference.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3409252\/pope-leo-xiv-trump-could-be-bumps-not-woke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>POPE LEO XIV&rsquo;S BROTHER SAYS THERE COULD BE &lsquo;BUMPS&rsquo; WITH TRUMP BUT DISMISSES THE IDEA OF &lsquo;WOKE&rsquo; POPE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Vice President passed along a letter to the pope from the President and the first lady extending their warm wishes and inviting [him] to the White House as soon as [he] possibly can come,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>The president has routinely expressed interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3409252\/pope-leo-xiv-trump-could-be-bumps-not-woke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">meeting with Leo XIV<\/a> since the pontiff was elected, calling the ascension of an American to the Holy See &ldquo;an honor&rdquo; for the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2125807\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2125807\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance and Rubio meet Pope Leo XIV, delivering a Trump letter and Bears jersey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2436642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25139264671845.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[54854,5438,3634,15469],"class_list":["post-2436641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-pope-leo-xiv","tag-rubio","tag-trump","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25139264671845.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436641"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436645,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436641\/revisions\/2436645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2436641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2436641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}