POPE Leo XIV meets Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday after the pontiff’s inauguration mass.
The bells of St Peter’s Basilica earlier rang out as waved from the popemobile that slowly went round the square
Guests at the mass also included and .
Vance paid his respects at the late ‘s tomb upon arriving in Rome late on Saturday before heading to the US delegation honouring Chicago-born Leo.
, has publicly criticised Vance, previously sharing an article condemning the Republican’s comments about a hierarchy of who you love in Christianity on a social media account under his name.
Both the and get front-row seats at the historic event due to Leo’s dual citizenship as well as strict diplomatic protocol.
Catholic convert Vance – who tangled with Pope Francis over s mass migrant deportation plans – was joined by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Rubio arrived in Rome ahead of time to try to advance tense Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
Images showed Vance smiling as he shook the hand of – despite the two engaging in the brutal three-way Oval Office shouting match earlier this year.
Moscow last night fired a total of 273 exploding drones and decoys targeting ’s capital Kyiv, as well as Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions – the biggest Russian drone attack since the start of the war.
