Ambassador Brian Burch Archives - Crux

Pope Leo XIV celebrated America's 250th birthday with U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch, his wife Sara Burch, and their family in Rome, Italy, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: U.S. Department of State.)

A ‘teachable moment’: Controversy offers chance to understand U.S.-Holy See relations

by Charles Collins July 19, 2026July 19, 2026

Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S. Ambassador to to the Holy See Brian Burch and his wife, Sara, and their children, in the ambassador's residence in Rome, Italy, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: U.S. State Department.)

July 4 weekend highlighted Leo’s complex relationship with his homeland(s)

by Charles Collins July 5, 2026

Pope Leo XIV receives the letters of credential of Brian F. Burch as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See during an audience Sept. 13, 2025, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

US Ambassador sees potential for ‘Catholic Moment’ with Leo

by Elise Ann Allen February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Brian Burch speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination for to be Ambassador to The Holy See, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

US immigration law ‘not rooted in hate or xenophobia,’ ambassador says

by Elise Ann Allen February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Papal Transition

American, Italian sites scramble to blame each other for fake news about Parolin

by Crux Now Staff May 3, 2025

On Trump’s pick for Vatican envoy, can a firebrand become a firebreak?

by John L. Allen Jr. December 22, 2024

Church in the Americas

Trump’s pick for US envoy to Vatican the fastest in a quarter-century

by Crux Now Staff December 21, 2024

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