Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday in a visit that placed one of the Trump administration's most visible Catholic officials face-to-face with the first American pope after the President openly criticized the pontiff.
The Vatican said Rubio and Leo "renewed the shared commitment" to good bilateral relations and "the need to work tirelessly in favour of peace." The State Department framed said the meeting underscored the "strong relationship" between the United States and the Holy See and their shared commitment to "promoting peace and human dignity."
