We looked into the claim, and found that while Vance converted to Catholicism in adulthood, Biden indeed became the first Catholic vice president when he took office alongside then-President Barack Obama in 2009. In 2021, Biden became the second Catholic president, after former President John F. Kennedy.

The story of JD and Usha began in the halls of Yale Law School, where they met as students. At that time, JD was vocal about his atheism, having drifted from the Christian faith he was raised in. Yale Law was where he began questioning many aspects of his life,

Republican Donald Trump, who claimed victory in the US election, praised his running mate JD Vance and his Indian-American wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance in his speech. Vance has a strong connection to India beyond his wife.

Without Roe v. Wade, Vance would be free to pursue a nationwide abortion ban. And while Vance has recently tried to moderate his stance by favoring the euphemistically named “minimum national standard,” that sounds like Yale Law-speak for a ban.

Vice President-elect JD Vance will be the first Catholic U.S. vice president in office. Rating: In the days following President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election, an X post (archived) that received more than 3.

Vice President-elect JD Vance will head into the White House with a tight-knit circle of loyalists who were with him during the campaign and, in many cases, came to the U.S. Senate with him from Ohio.