Vatican City/Washington – According to those around him, Pope Leo XIV wants to receive US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Vatican next Thursday (May 7th). Rubio will also meet with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, it was said on Sunday. Observers see the meeting as diplomatically important, as the Pope usually only receives heads of state and government in the Vatican. The planned meeting comes against the backdrop of recent tensions between US President Donald Trump and the Pope.
