Top US diplomat Rubio will meet with Pope Leo on Thursday, source says
The visit aims to ease tensions after public clashes over the Iran war, tariffs and immigration, with Cuba also expected on the agenda.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Rome and the Vatican on Thursday and Friday to "thaw" diplomatic relations, meeting Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, and Defence Minister Guido Crosetto.
- Tensions flared after President Donald Trump slammed Pope Leo XIV as "WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy" following the pontiff's anti-war rhetoric regarding the conflict with Iran.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni faced criticism from Trump for defending the pontiff, with Trump accusing her of lacking courage and failing to assist the U.S. with NATO.
- The Pentagon announced it is withdrawing 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, while Trump claimed Rome "has not been of any help to us" regarding the Iran war.
- Pope Leo, who leads 1.4 billion Catholics, continues to criticize administration immigration and war policies, drawing further ire from Trump, who stated he does not "want a pope who thinks it's OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
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Rubio to meet Pope Leo at Vatican as Trump criticism deepens diplomatic tensions
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Pope Leo at the Vatican, with talks expected to cover religious freedom, Cuba, and global humanitarian concerns. The visit comes shortly after Donald Trump publicly criticised the pope over his opposition to the US Israeli war involving Iran. Rubio has said the meeting was […] The post Rubio to meet Pope Leo at Vatican as Trump criticism deepens diplomatic tensions appeared first on Mod…
Rubio to meet with Pope Leo in Vatican City amid tensions with Trump
The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican at least three times as the Republican president's top diplomat, would be in Italy on Thursday and Friday.
Rubio Plans Vatican Visit as Trump's Fight With Pope Leo Opens New Diplomatic Rift
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to travel to Vatican City this week for a meeting with Pope Leo XIV, a delicate diplomatic mission aimed at easing tensions after President Donald Trump's public attacks on the first American pontiff drew criticism across political and religious circles.
The trip will include meetings with several Italian officials, including Giorgia Meloni, with whom he will address issues of security and strategic coordination
In the dispute between the U.S. government and the Vatican, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio is now expected to smooth the waves. Talks with Italian politicians are also planned.
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