Rubio to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff - Reuters
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxPTjNJc05oWWgyS1FkQUxOemhPaW1wclRWM295SGRHdWd4dW40ZFFMTUtWR3dxMHFfamdhY2RPOGIwQnRjT0dPWVpUU0JfZWhDVE9rLURoWHNkbkNYaGxHUTV1YS1rNnkxZlo1MmIwQmJhd0dZc1pocTRFYzhyR3JKOW5uejY1MjhYSWpYSzlyTk9BLVl0QnFZ?oc=5" target="_blank">Rubio to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Vatican City to ease tensions caused by President Trump's recent criticisms of Pope Leo XIV amid the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
Jimmy Kimmel criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of his upcoming meeting with Pope Leo XIV, mocking Rubio's perceived lack of assertiveness.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Rome and Vatican City amid rising tensions between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV over U.S. foreign policy, particularly the ongoing war in Iran.
President Trump has reignited his public criticism of Pope Leo XIV, possibly complicating Secretary of State Marco Rubio's upcoming diplomatic visit to the Vatican.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, weeks after Donald Trump’s unprecedented broadside against the pontiff.
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