JD Vance tells Pope Leo XIV to 'stick to matters of morality' and stay out of US public policy

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Vice President JD Vance joins ‘Special Report’ to discuss President Donald Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV and his Truth Social posting allegedly portraying him as Jesus. Vice President JD Vance fired back at Vatican criticism of the administration by telling Pope Leo XIV to "stick to matters of morality" and stay out of American public policy. Vance joined "Special Report" to defend the president, defining a firm line between the pope’s religious authority and the president’s role in protecting the United States. "I certainly think that in some cases, it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality," Vance told Fox News’s Bret Baier Monday. "And let the President of the United States stick to dictating American public policy." The first American pope has been critical of the Trump administration’s stances on issues like immigratio