US confirms Pope Leo to meet US secretary of state

US confirms Pope Leo to meet US secretary of state The United States confirmed on Monday that the Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to visit Rome to meet with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday. “Secretary Rubio will meet with Holy See leadership to discuss the situation in the Middle East and mutual interests in the Western Hemisphere,” the State Department said. Sources told AFP that Rubio would also be meeting with Italian officials, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday that she would likely meet with the US secretary of state during his visit.