VATICAN CITY: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday (May 7), in a potentially fraught encounter as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the

VATICAN CITY, May 7 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, in a potentially fraught encounter as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

VATICAN CITY, May 7 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, in a potentially fraught encounter as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of Pope Leo XIV, who responded to the US president's broadside on Tuesday by reaffirming his mission to preach peace while accepting public scrutiny. US Secretary…