Rubio anticipated to satisfy with Pope Leo amid standoff with Trump on Iran | EUROtoday

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ROME — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slated to journey to Italy to satisfy with Pope Leo XIV this week, in accordance with a senior Vatican official, marking the primary high-ranking encounter between the pontiff and a high administration official since President Donald Trump issued withering criticism of the Chicago-born pope final month.

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