Stephen Colbert was won over by the newly elected Pope Leo XIV in no time. On The Late Show, Colbert cited a tweet that the American pontiff posted about Vice President JD Vance in February. Cardinal Robert Prevost,

Stephen Colbert celebrated the election of a new Pope during his May 8 monologue on “The Late Show” by throwing shade at vice president JD Vance. America-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen as the 267th Pope by 133 cardinals on the second day of the conclave.

The world has a new pope, and for the first time ever, he is from the United States. While the relationship between the new head of the Vatican and his home country remain in its early days, Pope Leo XIV previously has aimed criticism at the Trump administration's immigration policies.