Rubio heads to Rome amid Trump’s unpopular feud with Pope Leo

Published May 6, 2026 5:58pm ET



Secretary of State Marco is headed on a less-than-relaxing Roman holiday as he tries to smooth over a White House squabble with the Holy See that has not played well with the American public.

The secretary of state will be the highest-ranking U.S. official to meet with Pope Leo XIV since he became a target of President Donald Trump’s ire for repeatedly speaking out against the war in Iran.

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