US EditionRubio to Visit Vatican, Rome After Trump Row
Rubio is expected to meet senior Vatican and Italian officials as Italian media say the visit aims to thaw relations after Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited 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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After a public dispute between Pope and US President Donald Trump, a close Trump confidant is now travelling to the Vatican for talks.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to Rome next week. According to Italian media, the visit is intended to the relationship...
The meeting, the first known face between Leo and a member of the American cabinet in almost a year, should take place on Thursday, said a senior source
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to Rome on Thursday for a sensitive diplomatic mission intended to help restore strained relations between the United States, the Vatican, and the Italian government.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to Italy next week. According to Italian media, he must smooth things over between the US, the Italian government, and the Vatican, after President Donald Trump insulted Pope Leo XIV multiple times over the past few weeks.
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