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        "msgid": "foreign-minister-rubio-meets-pope-leo-xiv-to-thaw-us-vatican-relations-1778255588",
        "date": "2026-05-08 22:27:40",
        "title": "Foreign Minister Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV to thaw US-Vatican relations",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a positive meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to ease tensions in US-Vatican relations, strained after President Donald Trump criticised the Pope for opposing US strikes on Iran. Rubio described the discussions as friendly and important, covering global issues involving the Vatican and sharing US perspectives on Iran. The visit also included meetings with Italian officials, highlighting efforts to mend diplomatic ties.",
        "content": "<p>Rome (ANTARA) - United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed\nthat his meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday (7\/5) was\nvery positive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a very strong relationship with the Vatican, and this visit\nhas been planned for a long time,\u201d Rubio told reporters at the US\nEmbassy in Rome, Italy, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio\u2019s visit to Rome this time is seen as a mission to thaw\nUS-Vatican relations that had become tense after US President Donald\nTrump criticised Pope Leo XIV for expressing opposition to the US attack\non Iran.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, Trump also vented his anger at Italian Prime Minister\nGiorgia Meloni for defending the Holy Father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe meeting with Pope Leo XIV was very good. We discussed various\nmatters in the world involving the Vatican\u2019s engagement. Of course, the\nHoly Father (Pope Leo), above all, is a spiritual guide,\u201d said Secretary\nof State Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in the end, the meeting was very friendly and important; it is\nalso very important for us to convey our perspective, then explain where\nwe come from, and ensure our position is understood. I felt it was very\npositive,\u201d said Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing to praise how positive and smooth the dialogue with Pope\nLeo XIV was, Rubio also said that he provided the latest information on\nIran to the supreme leader of the Catholic Church worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the possibility of Pope Leo XIV holding a telephone\nconversation with President Trump, Rubio said that it might happen at a\nlater time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt might be done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In Rome on Friday, Secretary of State Rubio met with Italian Foreign\nMinister Antonio Tajani at the Italian Foreign Ministry and held a\nmeeting with Prime Minister Meloni at Palazzo Chigi Palace.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/foreign-minister-rubio-meets-pope-leo-xiv-to-thaw-us-vatican-relations-1778255588",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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