{"id":27884,"date":"2025-05-19T15:35:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27884"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:35:58","slug":"vice-president-jd-vance-attends-pope-leo-xivs-inaugural-mass-with-wife-usha-vance-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27884","title":{"rendered":"Vice President JD Vance Attends Pope Leo XIV’s Inaugural Mass With Wife Usha Vance \u2013 Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Vice President and his wife appeared grateful to witness the inaugural Mass, sharing a sweet moment during the service.<\/p>\n

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Vice President JD Vance’s encounter with Pope Leo XIV during the new pontiff’s inaugural Mass has sparked a flurry of online reactions. While the brief meeting seemed cordial on the surface, viewers were quick to pick apart everything from body language to what they saw as a lack of reverence.<\/p>\n

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A fan’s comment on body language as JD Vance, Usha Vance, and Pope Leo XIV meet, from a post dated May 18, 2025 | Source: X\/EleanorAquitai5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Vance and his wife were among the political and religious leaders who attended the historic Mass in Vatican City, marking the beginning of Pope Leo’s papacy, the first time an American has held the role. Despite the pontiff’s past criticism of the Trump administration, the couple took part in the ceremony, which drew international attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pope Leo XIV meets with Usha Vance and JD Vance at the end of the Inauguration Mass In St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, Vatican, on May 18, 2025 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After the Mass, the 69-year-old pope offered a quick greeting to the Vice President and his wife. In a brief 17-second exchange, the two sides shook hands and exchanged a few words. A video clip captured the moment, showing Pope Leo nodding politely as Vance spoke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pope Leo XIV meets with JD Vance at the end of the Inauguration Mass In St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, on May 18, 2025 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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However, what might have seemed like a standard diplomatic gesture became a hot topic online. Viewers took issue with how the meeting ended when Vance gave the pope a friendly pat on the shoulder, a gesture many found far too casual for the successor of the late Pope Francis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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