Rubio Tunes Up US-Italy Ties in Rome Meetings with Pope and Meloni

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to Rome to meet Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with planned talks alongside Italian ministers Tajani and Crosetto to bolster bilateral ties and align on global issues. The trip, described by Italian media as a “relations thawing mission,” follows tensions involving the pope and Meloni sparked by remarks from former President Trump.
- Rubio to meet Pope Leo, Italian ministers and likely Meloni in Rome politico.eu
- Trump Administration Live Updates: Rubio Will Meet With Pope, Vatican Says The New York Times
- Rubio plans to visit the Vatican this week as tensions between Trump and the pope rise TribLIVE.com
- Marco Rubio to meet pope this week after Trump’s broadside against Leo The Guardian
- Pope Leo XIV to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 7 Vatican News
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