{"id":6824,"date":"2024-07-18T04:44:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T04:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/gop-vice-presidential-pick-j-d-vance-on-why-he-became-catholic\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T04:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T04:44:25","slug":"gop-vice-presidential-pick-j-d-vance-on-why-he-became-catholic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/gop-vice-presidential-pick-j-d-vance-on-why-he-became-catholic\/","title":{"rendered":"Il candidato vicepresidente del GOP J.D. Vance sul perch\u00e9 \u00e8 diventato cattolico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Source Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a fundraising event at Discovery World on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. \/ Credit: Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2024 \/ 17:35 pm (CNA). At 39 years old, Ohio Sen. James David &quot;J.D.\u201d Vance, Donald Trump\u2019s newly announced running mate in the 2024 election, has a chance to become the United States\u2019 second Catholic vice president.Vance is the second-youngest member of the U.S. Senate. He\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Source Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a fundraising event at Discovery World on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. \/ Credit: Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2024 \/ 17:35 pm (CNA). At 39 years old, Ohio Sen. James David &quot;J.D.\u201d Vance, Donald Trump\u2019s newly announced running mate in the 2024 election, has a chance to become the United States\u2019 second Catholic vice president.Vance is the second-youngest member of the U.S. Senate. He\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-6824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7048,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/13-things-to-know-about-j-d-vances-catholic-journey\/","url_meta":{"origin":6824,"position":0},"title":"13 things to know about J.D. Vance\u2019s Catholic journey","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. 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