The Holy See Press Office issued a statement on Monday confirming that Pope Leo XIV has scheduled an audience with visiting American Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take place on May 7.

Reports on Sunday evening, citing anonymous sources, revealed that Rubio was planning a visit to Italy and the Vatican, reportedly to mend fences with the governments of both countries after President Donald Trump criticized the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for insufficient support for the Iran war and condemned the earthly head of the Catholic Church for being “WEAK on Crime.” One report suggested that Rubio, who is a Cuban-American Catholic…

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