India, April 9 -- A closed-door meeting between Pentagon officials and the Vatican reportedly took place in January 2026, following Pope Leo XIV's annual address. According to The Free Press and The Letters from Leo, senior US defense officials criticized the Pope's speech and delivered a blunt warning.

After reports of the alleged threat surfaced, a post on X claimed, "Breaking: The Pope is reportedly 'not afraid' to excommunicate JD Vance from the Catholic Church."

The post quickly went viral, receiving over 870,000 views. However, this claim is false. Grok clarified, "this user is a Satire account. The pope did not make this statement."

Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance, speaking from Hungary on Wednesday, said he would look int...