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stance against the Iran war, in the latest attack by the US president on the pontiff. On Wednesday, Leo responded: “If anyone wants to criticise me for proclaiming the gospel, let them do so with
stance on the Iran war, saying his early remarks had been mischaracterised. “Well, I don’t think that’s an accurate description of what he said,” Rubio told reporters on Tuesday when asked about Trump
XIV and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio [met on Thursday](/news/2026/5/7/rubio-arrives-at-vatican-to-meet-pope-leo-amid-trump-attacks) during the latter’s trip to Rome, with hopes of improving relations between the Vatican and Washington at a time when United States
peace talks with the United States. Trump unilaterally extended the ceasefire with Iran this week, hours before it was set to expire, without indicating a new expiration date. Iran has dismissed that extension as "meaningless
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XIV is scheduled to hold a mass in the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona. Photograph: Lluís Gené/AFP/Getty As well as the protocol meetings with King Felipe, Queen Letizia and the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez
Iran last March captured that ambiguity perfectly. She declared that she “neither condemns nor condones” the conflict, a sentence that managed to confuse many while clarifying nothing. So when Italy announced earlier this month that