Italian media reports US top diplomat Rubio to meet Pope Leo • FRANCE 24 English
Marco Rubio will travel to Rome this week for a visit reportedly aimed at easing strained relations with the Italyn government and the Holy See. Both Giorgia Meloni and Pope Leo XIV have faced criticism from Donald Trump, who has publicly attacked the pontiff’s anti-war remarks.
Marco Rubio is due to be in the Italian capital during the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy, the first US-born leader of the Catholic Church. France 24 correspondent Seema Gupta reports the latest from Rome.
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