• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, the first meeting between the pope and a member of the Trump administration in nearly a year.
  • Trump has publicly attacked the pope in recent weeks over his criticism of the US-Israeli war against Iran and anti-immigration policies.
  • The pope rejected Trump’s claims that he supports Iranian nuclear weapons, emphasizing that the Church preaches peace and opposes all nuclear weapons.
  • The closed-door meeting is expected to last about half an hour, after which Rubio will also meet with the Vatican Secretary of State.

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