Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIII at the Vatican on Thursday. The Pope, who will mark his first year as pontiff on Friday, responded to a moment of heightened tension between Washington and the Holy See following President Donald Trump’s criticism of the first pontiff, with the Chicago-born Pope offering strong rebuttals regarding the Iran-Contra War.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIII at the Vatican on Thursday. The Pope, who will mark his first year as pontiff on Friday, responded to a moment of heightened tension between Washington and the Holy See following President Donald Trump’s criticism of the first pontiff, with the Chicago-born Pope offering strong rebuttals regarding the Iran-Contra War.
