(AP) Pope Leo XIV, left; and U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Vance, a Catholic convert, has been critical of the pope's statements on the war with Iran, evidence of a new theory taking root among those who study the role of religion in shaping political attitudes.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.