U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV to mend Vatican relations amid Trump’s recent criticisms and political ambitions.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday after President Trump's broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran angered the Ho

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting the Vatican to mend ties after President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV.

America's top diplomat, Marco Rubio, will meet the first US pope, Leo XIV, on Thursday, seeking to ease Washington-Vatican tensions while also promoting President Donald Trump's agenda. The US secretary of state arrived in Rome after Trump's extraordinary criticism of Leo, the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, over his anti-war stance. FRANCE 24's Hannah Roberts reports from Rome, Italy.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV