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


