The State Department said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo XIV to discuss the situation in the Middle East, following criticism from US President Donald Trump over the pope’s stance on the war.

The Holy See Press Office issued a statement confirming that Pope Leo XIV will meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome and Vatican City this week in a bid to ease rising tensions between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over U.S. policies, particularly the Iran war. The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome and Vatican City this week in a bid to ease rising tensions between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over U.S. policies, particularly the Iran war. The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who has visited Rome and the Vatican […]

Leo declared Trump’s threat to destroy Iran “unacceptable”.