The Vice President met with Pope Francis just a day before he passed away. Vance is now back at the Holy See, this time with his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance.

Leo spoke with Zelenskiy on Monday in the first known conversation between the newly-elected pontiff and a foreign leader, underscoring his concern for the war in Ukraine. Speaking moments after Sunday's Mass, Leo mentioned the "martyred" Ukraine and called for a "just and lasting peace".