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Marco Rubio meets Pope Leo amid tensions with Trump over Iran war

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Leo, the first American pontiff, drew Trump's ire after becoming a firm critic of the war and the administration's hardline immigration policies.

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

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

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was set to meet with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, an audience that follows President Donald Trump’s criticism of the first American pontiff over the Iran war.

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Rubio meets with Pope Leo at Vatican

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican early Thursday, days after President Trump reignited his feud with the American-born pontiff over the Iran war. Rubio met with the pope for at 11:30 a.m. local time, according to his daily public schedule. At 12:15 p.m. local time, he met with…

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