Marco Rubio to visit Rome, reportedly to ‘thaw’ US relations with Italy
Key takeaways
- Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a meeting with the president of the Conference of Italian Bishops, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, in Rome in May 2025.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleUS secretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Rome this week, a visit reportedly aimed at thawing frosty relations with the Italian government and the Vatican.
- Rubio will be in the Italian capital on Thursday and Friday, which will also mark the one-year anniversary of the papacy of Pope Leo, the first US-born pontiff.
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Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a meeting with the president of the Conference of Italian Bishops, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, in Rome in May 2025. Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/Reuters View image in fullscreen Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a meeting with the president of the Conference of Italian Bishops, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, in Rome in May 2025. Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/Reuters Marco Rubio Marco Rubio to visit Rome, reportedly to ‘thaw’ US relations with Italy US secretary of state will be in Italian capital on Thursday and Friday, the one-year anniversary of Pope Leo’s papacy
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleUS secretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Rome this week, a visit reportedly aimed at thawing frosty relations with the Italian government and the Vatican.
Rubio will be in the Italian capital on Thursday and Friday, which will also mark the one-year anniversary of the papacy of Pope Leo, the first US-born pontiff.