- Buy Crypto
- Markets
Futures- Spot
- Copy Trade
- Earn
- More
JD Vance, Marco Rubio Will Attend Pope Leo XIV’s Inaugural Mass
By: bitcoin ethereum news|2025/05/16 05:00:17
0
Share
Topline Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Vatican to attend Sunday’s inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV, after Vance was the last American official to meet with Pope Francis shortly before his death last month. Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St ... More Peter’s Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Key Facts Vance’s visit to the Vatican will be his second in a matter of weeks after he visited Leo’s predecessor Francis, who had been battling pneumonia and other illnesses and died the day after meeting Vance, on Easter in April. Vance—who is leading the delegation—and Rubio, who are both Catholic, will be joined by their wives, Bloomberg reported, though it’s unclear whether they will meet the new pope or just attend his inaugural mass on Sunday. Forbes has reached out to the White House for confirmation. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here . Key Background Leo was born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost, and his election as pontiff drew excited responses from Vance and President Donald Trump, who both wished him success in his role leading the Catholic Church. He was elected after just two days and four ballots. Leo, who has said he selected his papal name to align with Pope Leo XIII who worked to defend workers’ rights and fair wages, is considered more centrist than his predecessor Francis. While Leo was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, he spent most of his career in Peru and became a cardinal in 2023. Tangent Shortly after his election was announced, a now-deleted twitter account appearing to belong to Prevost when he was still a cardinal surfaced, and its most recent tweet criticized Trump for not returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. after he was wrongly deported. The account had also shared an article from the National Catholic Reporter that argued Vance’s interpretation of the Bible was wrong. The Vatican nor the White House have commented on the account. Who Else Will Be At Pope Leo’s Inaugural Mass? Canada’s newly elected prime minister Mark Carney will attend the mass, according to CBC, and hopes to meet with other world leaders while in Rome. An aide for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is hoping to attend the service and is also looking to mee with other leaders, Reuters reported. Other leaders reportedly attending include Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prince Edward. Further Reading Pope Leo XIV Explains His Name Choice—Here’s What He Told Cardinals (Forbes) Who Is Robert Francis Prevost? Everything We Know About Pope Leo XIV—The First American Pope. (Forbes) Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2025/05/15/jd-vance-will-lead-us-delegation-to-rome-for-pope-leo-xivs-inaugural-mass/
You may also like
2025 South Korea CEX Listing Post-Mortem: Investing in New Coins = 70% Loss?
The 2025 South Korean exchange's new token listing performance is structurally similar to Binance's, with no significant differences.
BIP-360 Analysis: Bitcoin's First Step Towards Quantum Immunity, But Why Only the "First Step"?
This article explains how BIP-360 reshapes Bitcoin's quantum defense strategy, analyzes its enhancements, and discusses why it has not yet achieved full post-quantum security.
50 million USDT exchanged for 35,000 USD AAVE: How did the disaster happen? Who should we blame?
Due to a fatal flaw in the transaction path, a $50 million DeFi operation was executed with almost zero protection, resulting in nearly the entire amount of funds evaporating in a tiny liquidity pool.
The Cryptographic Past of the Middle East
Reality is often more exciting than fiction.
Resolving the Intergenerational Prisoner's Dilemma: The Inevitable Path of Nomadic Capital Bitcoin
When the baby boomer generation collectively sells off, who will become the "greater fool" in the next round of asset crashes?
Who Will Control AI? Why Decentralized AI May Be the Only Alternative to Government and Big Tech
AI has become critical infrastructure, and governments and corporations are competing to control it. Centralized development and regulation are entrenching existing power structures. The Web3 community is building a decentralized alternative — distributed compute, token incentives, and community governance — before that window closes.
Vitalik wrote a proposal teaching you how to secretly use AI large models
Vitalik believes that in the AI era, users should not have to give up their identity to use an AI tool.
On the eve of the explosion of on-chain options
Options are becoming a new anchor in the cryptocurrency market.
WEEX AI Hackathon: How Did This AI Trading Winner Succeed?
A self-taught AI trading enthusiast achieved top-10 results at the WEEX AI Hackathon. Learn about the mindset, AI tools, and lessons behind this impressive performance.
One Balance to Rule Them All: Gravitas' On-Chain Prime Broker Ambition
Forty years ago, a technological revolution broke the isolation of information, reshaping Wall Street. Forty years later, Grvt aims to break the isolation of capital with an on-chain prime brokerage model.
That person who cashed out at the NFT peak is now selling a new shovel in the OpenClaw craze
A skilled person never picks the table, they eat meat with every bite.
Inter-generational Prisoner's Dilemma Resolution: The Nomadic Capital and Bitcoin's Inevitable Path
When the Baby Boomer generation collectively sells off, who will be the "bag holder" in the next asset crash?
Upstream and downstream are starting to fight, all for the sake of everyone being able to "Lobster"
「Lobster」 may not be a mature product yet, but it has already ushered in a new era of 「AI Assistants」.
Circle and Mastercard Announce Partnership, the Next Stage for the Crypto Industry Belongs to Payments
Stablecoins are transitioning from a speculative tool to real financial scenarios such as payments, cross-border transfers, and store of value.
From 5 Mao per kWh of Chinese electricity to a $45 API export: Tokens are rewriting currency units
When the same unit can both measure hashing power and facilitate payments, it ceases to be just a term and begins to evolve into a new currency of both value and influence.
Why is OpenAI playing catch-up to Claude Code instead?
Anthropic Bets Earlier on AI Programming, OpenAI Strategic Tempo Misaligned
Vitalik wrote a proposal teaching you how to secretly use AI large models
Vitalik believes that in the AI era, users should not have to sacrifice their identity to use an AI tool.
The doubling of Circle's stock price and the paradigm shift of stablecoins
The initial investments from Circle and Stripe, whether it is the R&D expenses for Arc, the high financing costs associated with Tempo, or the billion-dollar acquisitions of Bridge-type assets, are more akin to "placement fees" rather than commercially recoverable investments in the short term.
2025 South Korea CEX Listing Post-Mortem: Investing in New Coins = 70% Loss?
The 2025 South Korean exchange's new token listing performance is structurally similar to Binance's, with no significant differences.
BIP-360 Analysis: Bitcoin's First Step Towards Quantum Immunity, But Why Only the "First Step"?
This article explains how BIP-360 reshapes Bitcoin's quantum defense strategy, analyzes its enhancements, and discusses why it has not yet achieved full post-quantum security.
50 million USDT exchanged for 35,000 USD AAVE: How did the disaster happen? Who should we blame?
Due to a fatal flaw in the transaction path, a $50 million DeFi operation was executed with almost zero protection, resulting in nearly the entire amount of funds evaporating in a tiny liquidity pool.
The Cryptographic Past of the Middle East
Reality is often more exciting than fiction.
Resolving the Intergenerational Prisoner's Dilemma: The Inevitable Path of Nomadic Capital Bitcoin
When the baby boomer generation collectively sells off, who will become the "greater fool" in the next round of asset crashes?
Who Will Control AI? Why Decentralized AI May Be the Only Alternative to Government and Big Tech
AI has become critical infrastructure, and governments and corporations are competing to control it. Centralized development and regulation are entrenching existing power structures. The Web3 community is building a decentralized alternative — distributed compute, token incentives, and community governance — before that window closes.
App