Vice President JD Vance has shared a personal aspect of his life, revealing a religious difference between himself and his wife, Usha, along with his heartfelt wish for her to embrace Christianity.

Usha, who is the second lady, identifies as Hindu and was not raised in a religious environment, according to Vance. In contrast, Vance is a committed Catholic and intends to nurture their three children within a Christian faith.

Speaking at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi, Vance explained, “Most Sundays, Usha accompanies me to church.”

He elaborated, “My wife did not grow up in a Christian setting. It’s accurate to say she was raised in a Hindu household, albeit not one with strong religious leanings in either direction.”

Vance went on to express his hope for Usha to “embrace the Christian Gospel,” marking the first time he has openly discussed his wish for her conversion to Christianity.

“As I’ve told her, and as I’ve said publicly, I will say again in front of 10,000 of my closest friends,” Vance stated. “Do I hope that one day she is inspired by the same things that moved me in church?”

‘Yeah, I honestly do wish that because I believe in the Christian Gospel, and I hope eventually my wife comes to see it the same way.’

He added, ‘But if she doesn’t, then God says everybody has free will, and so that doesn’t cause a problem for me.’

Vice President JD Vance (L) sits with his wife Usha Vance prior to a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony for Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14

US Vice President JD Vance, his wife Usha Vance and their children attend the Army 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC on June 14

JD Vance revealed that he hopes his wife converts to Christianity in the future

The vice president converted to Catholicism in 2019, a few years before launching his political career.

Vance revealed that he considered himself an agnostic atheist when he met his future wife.

‘In fact, when I met my wife…I would consider myself an agnostic or an atheist, and that’s what I think she would have considered herself as well.’

Vance revealed that his 8-year-old son has already received his first Communion last year.

‘Our two oldest kids … go to a Christian school. Our 8-year-old did his first Communion about a year ago. That’s the way that we have come to our arrangement.’

According to Vance, Usha has a close relationship with the priest who baptized the vice president.

‘Usha’s closer to the priest who baptized me than maybe I am. They talk about this stuff,’ he concluded. ‘My attitude is, you figure this stuff out as a family, and you trust in God to have a plan.’

The couple met while they were both attending Yale Law School and married in 2014 in dual Christian and Hindu ceremonies. 

The couple have agreed to raise their children as Christians 

Usha grew up in a non-religious Hindu household

Usha claims she encouraged her husband to rediscover his Christian roots

Usha has publicly stated that she encouraged her husband to reconnect with his Christian roots during their marriage.

Vance was at the University of Mississippi to support his late friend Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point organization. 

The vice president and his wife Usha flew to Utah to meet Charlie’s wife Erika Kirk following the assassination on September 10. They flew his coffin on Air Force Two back to his home in Arizona.

Vance and Usha both attended the arena funeral days later at the State Farm Arena in Phoenix, attended by more than 90,000 people.