EXCLUSIVE: Vice President JD Vance said years spent chasing academic, professional and financial success ultimately left him searching for something deeper, leading him back to Christianity and eventually to the Catholic faith he practices today."I was really worried about where I went to school and what kind of job I had and what kind of money that I made.But I felt like that wasn't making me a good person, whereas the Christians in my life seem to have it figured out," Vance told Fox News Digital in an interview as his new memoir, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith," hit bookshelves. Whether they were rich or poor, whatever their background or education was.
They were just much better people; they were much more gracious and much more kind."Vance’s book debuted on Tuesday, recounting the path that took him from a Protestant childhood to atheism — and ultimately to the Catholic faith he embraces today.Vance's reflections come as he is increasingly regarded as one of the Republican Party's strongest potential presidential candidates for 2028.JD VANCE RELEASING BOOK ABOUT FAITH JOURNEY, CONVERSION TO CATHOLICISMVice President JD Vance and his family, including wife Usha Vance and their three children, pose for a photo outside the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on April 23, 2025.
(Kenny Holston/Pool/Reuters)"There have been so many people who have been very good to me, but I just felt at home in the churches that I was going to with my Catholic friends and that's a big part of why I converted," Vance told Fox News Digital.He came to believe that the joy, kindness and character he saw in the Christians around him stemmed from their faith."Some of those people call the Catholic Church their home.So I'd go to church with them or I'd talk to them about various things that were on my mind… sometimes God puts people in front of you," said Vance.SECOND LADY USHA VANCE ON MOTHER'S DAY AND WHAT SHE STRIVES FOR AS A MOMVice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance ...