Rubio visits Vatican amid escalating tensions between Trump and Pope Leo

npr.org·By  Claire Giangrave
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This article covers U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to the Vatican during a public feud between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV, highlighting efforts to ease tensions despite sharp disagreements over issues like nuclear disarmament and migrant treatment. It presents the meeting as a diplomatic move to emphasize shared values like peace and human dignity, while quoting both sides without clearly challenging Trump's claim that the pope supports Iran having nuclear weapons. The tone leans toward normalizing high-level political friction, portraying diplomacy as a stabilizing force behind the scenes.

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