Marco Rubio to meet pope at the Vatican after Trump attacks on pontiff (opens in new tab)

US secretary of state will hold talks with Italian government, also berated by Trump for not supporting Iran warThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is due to meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday in an effort to ease tensions after Donald Trump’s repeated criticisms of the first American pontiff.Amid unprecedented strain on relations between the Holy See and Washington, the US secretary of state is expected to meet Leo at the Apostolic Palace in the morning, before holding talks with t...