"JD Vance kill pope" and "JD Vance killed Pope Francis" were breakout Google search trends following the pope's death.

Vice President JD Vance presented Pope Leo XIV with a Bears jersey on Monday, and the Chicago-area native seemed to like it. ...

At the same time, another narrative started populating social media feeds: that Vice President JD Vance was to blame for the pope's death. The wave of irreverent posts relating to Pope Francis ...

WASHINGTON — One of Pope Francis' final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over the weekend. The meeting took place on Easter Sunday.

It was disconcerting to watch JD Vance being received by the ailing Pope Francis at the Vatican this past Easter. The pope, like a character in a cheap airport thriller, had 24 hours to live.