Pope Leo met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio today to discuss US-Vatican relations and the Iran war. Matthew Bunson gives us an update.

Further Reading

Pope Leo meets U.S. Secretary of State Rubio amid tensions with President Trump

Pope Leo XIV says violence is a last resort, rejects Trump’s claim about supporting nuclear weapons

Trump: Rubio’s message to Pope Leo XIV should be ‘Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon’

Inside Pope Leo’s Customer Service Snafu With His Chicago Bank

Pope Leo to visit a much more secularized Spain since Pope Benedict’s World Youth Day in 2011

Cardinal Parolin says talks with German bishops continue, calls sanctions talk premature

Vatican publishes 2024 letter prohibiting formal blessings for homosexual couples in Germany

Guest Info

Matthew Bunson is Vice President and Editorial Director of EWTN News and a Senior Fellow at St Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He’s the author or co-author of more than 50 books including the first English-language biography of Pope Francis and The Encyclopedia of Catholic History. Follow him on twitter at MattBunson. Register Radio airs Saturdays at 4 pm and Sundays at 11 am on Ave Maria Radio

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