Rubio Meets With Pope Leo at the Vatican

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on May 7, amid a war of words that has broken out between the head of the Catholic Church and U.S. President Donald Trump. Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security adviser, arrived at the Apostolic Palace around 11:10 a.m. local time for the visit, which will be the first between the pontiff and a Trump Cabinet official in almost a year. The secretary of state was at the Vatican for around two hours before driving away in a convoy, during which time he met with Leo before sitting down with senior Vatican officials, including his opposite number at the Holy See, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin....