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.

Vance's transformation - from self-described "never Trumper" to stalwart loyalist - makes him a relatively unusual figure in Trump's inner circle

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.