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Vatican Confirms Thursday Audience With Rubio as U.S. Seeks Thaw With Pope León XIV

The visit seeks to reopen dialogue with the Holy See despite the president’s new attacks.

El secretario de Estado norteamericano busca recomponer el vínculo con el Vaticano y con Italia
El viaje ocurre tras críticas del expresidente estadounidense al pontífice y podría incluir reuniones con autoridades italianas y del Vaticano. (Foto: EFE/EPA/Shawn Thew)
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Overview

  • The Vatican’s public schedule lists a private audience for Secretary of State Marco Rubio at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
  • President Donald Trump renewed his attacks in a Tuesday interview, saying the Pope is putting “many Catholics” in danger and claiming he accepts a nuclear Iran.
  • Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Pope will keep preaching the Gospel and peace, casting the remarks as the response his office requires.
  • Rubio’s Rome agenda includes meetings with Cardinal Parolin, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani, defense minister Guido Crosetto, and a requested session with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
  • The mission seeks to cool a rift that started when the Pope called Trump’s Iran threat “unacceptable,” with stakes for coordination on global crises and for Italy, which hosts 12,000 to 15,000 U.S. troops.