{"id":341618,"date":"2026-05-07T21:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rubio-in-the-vatican-mission-to-mend-ties-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T21:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:00:42","slug":"rubio-in-the-vatican-mission-to-mend-ties-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rubio-in-the-vatican-mission-to-mend-ties-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio in the Vatican: Mission to Mend Ties? |\u00a0DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YcsJa0tQPlo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rubio in the Vatican: Mission to Mend Ties? |\u00a0DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YcsJa0tQPlo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican amid tensions between the pontiff and U.S. President Donald Trump. However, Rubio, the United States\u2019 top diplomat, has dismissed suggestions that repairing ties is the main purpose of the visit. Rubio is also scheduled to hold talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome. DW\u2019s Ben Fajzullin spoke with Meghan Clark, professor of theology and religious studies at St. John\u2019s University.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican amid tensions between the pontiff and U.S. President Donald Trump. However, Rubio, the United States\u2019 top diplomat, has dismissed suggestions that repairing ties is the main purpose of the visit. Rubio is also scheduled to hold talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome. 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