Marco Rubio to meet pope this week after Trump’s broadside against Leo
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#75CX4)
US secretary of state's two-day visit reportedly intended to thaw Washington's frosty relations with Vatican and Italy
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will meet Pope Leo on Thursday, weeks after Donald Trump's unprecedented broadside against the pontiff.
Rubio will meet the first US-born pope privately in the Vatican's apostolic palace at 11.30am (10.30 GMT), the Holy See's press office confirmed on Monday after media reports on Sunday.
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