Vatican says pope, Rubio discussed need to work for peace

The Vatican said the need to work tirelessly in favour of peace was discussed in talks Thursday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trumps criticisms of Pope Leo XIV.

The Vatican said the ''need to work tirelessly in favour of peace'' was discussed in talks Thursday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump's criticisms of Pope Leo XIV. During Rubio's meeting with Leo, and the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, ''the shared commitment to fostering good bilateral relations between the Holy See and the United States of America was reaffirmed,'' the Vatican said. In a statement, the Vatican said the two sides then exchanged views on current events ''with particular attention to countries marked by war, political tensions, and difficult humanitarian situations, as well as on the need to work tirelessly in favour of peace.''