"Outspoken Catholic" V.P. Couch Effer loses trip to Italy to meet with the Pope to LITTLE MARCO. SAD! UNFAIR! WOKE POPE! [View all]

Catholic convert JD Vance appears to have missed a shot at a reunion with Pope Leo XIV—with his frenemy Marco Rubio tapped for the honor instead.

A Vatican source told Reuters that the secretary of state is expected to travel to Italy and meet with the pontiff on Thursday.

This marks almost a year since Rubio and Vance met Pope Leo together on May 19, 2025, with the Illinois-born pope has so far declined Vance’s invitation to visit the White House.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/vance-loses-out-to-rubio-in-major-diplomatic-snub/