Vance’s new book puts his Catholic faith at the center of his story — and his political future

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — When JD Vance published his best-selling book “Hillbilly Elegy” in 2016, he had drifted away from the Christian faith of his childhood — a familiar story amid a broader national retreat from organized religion that had left church pews emptier than in previous decades. Now, Vance as vice president