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Rubio meets with Pope Leo at Vatican
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Rubio meets with Pope Leo at Vatican

The Hill · May 7, 2026, 12:43 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican early Thursday, days after President Trump reignited his feud with the American-born pontiff over the Iran war. Rubio met with the pope for at 11:30 a.m. local time, according to his daily public schedule. At 12:15 p.m. local time,

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