Rubio meets with Pope Leo at the Vatican, discuss 'peace' in the Middle East - The Vatican says the "need to work tirelessly in favor of peace" was discussed in talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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Live updates - Rubio visits the Vatican to discuss building a 'durable peace' in the Middle East. Follow live updates. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Leo and then Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin in a visit that lasted 2½ hours.

Rubio’s planned audience with Leo was complicated at the last minute by Trump’s latest criticism of the Chicago-born pope.

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Rubio visits the Vatican to discuss building a 'durable peace' in the Middle East. Follow live updates.

Rubio’s planned audience with Leo was complicated at the last minute by Trump’s latest criticism of the Chicago-born pope.

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Rubio meets with Pope Leo XIV, set to speak with Italian PM Meloni

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV as he continues his three-day trip to Italy and the Vatican, amid tensions between the pontiff and President Donald Trump over conflict in the Middle East.

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Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio's fence-mending visit over Trump attacks -- Both the Vatican and the US State Department stressed that Rubio's meetings with Leo and the Vatican's top diplomat underscored strong bilateral ties.

In a statement, the Vatican said the two sides then exchanged views on current events “with particular attention to countries marked by war."

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Rubio's visit comes after Trump accused Pope Leo of being "weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy".

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Rubio Meets With Pope Leo at the Vatican

The U.S. secretary of state, who is himself a Catholic, is on a two day visit to Rome, which will also see him meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

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Rubio meeting with Pope Leo -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with Pope Leo at the Vatican. It follows criticism by President Trump of Pope Leo and pushback by the first U.S.-born pontiff. Ramy Inocencio reports.

CBS News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Rubio and Pope Leo meet at the Vatican after weeks of tension -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican to discuss the situation in the Middle East and other matters.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican to discuss the situation in the Middle East and other matters.

CBS News - Politics - 4 hours ago

Marco Rubio meets Pope Leo at the Vatican

The visit by the US secretary of state to the Vatican comes as President Donald Trump continues to disparage the Catholic leader over criticism of the Iran war.

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Rubio visits Vatican to smooth ties after Trump's criticism of Pope Leo

U.S. State Department said meetings covered the situation in the Middle East and strong relationship between the U.S. and the Holy See

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Rubio meets with Pope Leo at the Vatican, discuss 'peace' in the Middle East

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US State Department says 'efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East' discussed in Rubio's Vatican talks

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The Bishop of Palm Beach has said President Donald Trump's criticism of Pope Leo is "entirely inconsistent with the Pope's longstanding witness to justice."

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Marco Rubio Meets With Pope Leo XIV Over Iran War and Cuba

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican and the State Department says the conversations will include the situation in the Middle East and mutual interests in the Western Hemisphere. It comes after a series of tense exchanges between President Donald Trump and the pontiff over the Iran war. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.

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Marco Rubio meets with Pope Leo after Trump's criticism over Iran war

There was an “exchange of views” at the meeting, the Vatican said, while Rubio said he underscored “our shared commitment to promoting peace and human dignity.”

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