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Rubio to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff

Rubio to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, in a potentially fraught encounter as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran war.

Top Vatican cardinal calls Trump's attacks on Pope Leo 'strange'

Top Vatican cardinal calls Trump's attacks on Pope Leo 'strange'

By Joshua McElwee ROME, May 6 (Reuters) - A senior Vatican cardinal on Wednesday called U.S. President Donald Trump's disparaging attacks on Pope Leo over the Iran war "strange," a day before the U.S. Secretary of State is due to hold talks with the pope.

The Latest: Rubio meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after Trump’s criticism over Iran

The Latest: Rubio meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after Trump’s criticism over Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV

The Latest: GOP lawmakers pass House map carving up majority-Black district in Tennessee

The Latest: GOP lawmakers pass House map carving up majority-Black district in Tennessee

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV

Rubio faces challenge in Pope Leo meeting after Trump's criticism over Iran

Rubio faces challenge in Pope Leo meeting after Trump's criticism over Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to the Vatican and Italy on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran have alienated those allies

The Latest: US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

The Latest: US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

The U_S_ military said Thursday that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”

The Latest: Rubio arrives at the Vatican to meet with Pope Leo XIV after Trump’s criticism over Iran

The Latest: Rubio arrives at the Vatican to meet with Pope Leo XIV after Trump’s criticism over Iran

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

Rubio set to meet Italy's Meloni as both sides seek to ease frictions over Iran war

Rubio set to meet Italy's Meloni as both sides seek to ease frictions over Iran war

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to ease tensions over the war with Iran

The Latest: Trump says he has paused effort to guide vessels from the Strait of Hormuz

The Latest: Trump says he has paused effort to guide vessels from the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump says he has paused the effort to guide vessels from the Strait of Hormuz to finalize a deal with Iran to end the war

Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week

Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week

President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Pope Leo XIV

A year into papacy, Leo finds his 'clarion voice'

A year into papacy, Leo finds his 'clarion voice'

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 6 (Reuters) - Pope Leo marks his first year leading the Catholic Church on Friday with a higher public profile and a ramped-up schedule, having grown more outspoken on the world stage and drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump.