Rubio's meeting with Pope Leo sign of 'strong' relationship, US spokesman says

U.S. ‌Secretary of ​State Marco Rubio's meeting ‌with Pope Leo at the Vatican on ‌Thursday showed a "strong" relationship between ‌the Holy See and the U.S., a State ⁠Department ​spokesman ⁠said.

Leo, the first U.S. ⁠pope, met with Rubio ​amid an atmosphere of tension ⁠between Washington and ⁠the ​Vatican following President Donald Trump's repeated ⁠attacks on the Catholic ⁠leader over ⁠the Iran war.