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Vice President JD Vance confirmed private talks with Pope Leo XIV amid public disagreements over the U.S. war with Iran. Since President Trump started the conflict in February, the pope has spoken harshly of it.
Vance described their relationship as “positive.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/18/vance-reveals-he-has-been-touch-with-pope-leo-amid-war-disagreements/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
2026-06-18T22:00:13.965Z