
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Pope Leo XIV during his visit to Rome this week, following a source from the Vatican on Sunday, as reported by Arab News.
The source confirmed Italian media reports of the meeting, which is set to take place on Thursday, May 7, 2026, in an effort to "thaw" relations.
The meeting comes just weeks after Trump's extraordinary criticism of Pope Leo XIV over the Catholic leader's anti-war rhetoric.
An earlier source from the Italian government stated
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