Vatican City, May 7, 2026 (AFP) - US underlines 'strong' Vatican ties after Rubio meets pope

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2026-05-07

The US State Department underlined its "strong relationship" with the Vatican on Thursday after talks between top diplomat Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV, following Donald Trump's astonishing attack on the first US pontiff. "The conversations today were friendly and constructive," a State Department official told AFP following the US secretary of state's private audience at the Vatican. Rubio's visit came after US President Trump accused Leo, the h......

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