U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Rome and meet with Pope Leo in an effort to mend relations after Pope Leo XIV's public criticism of President Donald Trump's anti-war stance.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo on a trip to Rome this week, in the wake of the pontiff’s clash with US President Donald Trump, a Vatican source said on Sunday. The source confirmed Italian media reports about the meeting, which newspapers said would take place on Thursday in an attempt to “thaw” relations. It comes just weeks after Trump’s extraordinary criticism of Pope Leo XIV over the Catholic leader’s anti-war rhetoric. An Italian government source earlier told Agence.....