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US underlines 'strong relationship' with Vatican as Rubio meets pope after Trump criticism

Rubio's visit comes after US President Trump accused the pope of being "weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy" after he made critical comments about the Iran war.

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00:01U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Vatican on Thursday just hours after Donald
00:07Trump leveled new attacks against Pope Leo XIV. The U.S. President slammed the Poniff for quote
00:14not taking a stand against Iran's nuclear program, saying he's endangering Catholics around the world.
00:21Donald Trump has attacked the Pope on several occasions, calling him weak on crime and a
00:26left-wing liberal. In a statement after the meeting, the U.S. State Department said the
00:32visit underscored the strong ties between the U.S. and the Holy See and emphasized a shared
00:37commitment to promoting peace and human dignity. Rubio also met with the Holy See's Secretary of
00:43State Pietro Parolin, where the pair discussed efforts to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle
00:48East, which has been upended by the war in Iran. Parolin had described Trump's attacks of Leo as
00:55strange, but stressed that the Pope does what he has to do.
00:59La missione di Rubio prosegue con il governo italiano. Sono previsti incontri con la Premier
01:04Giorgia Meloni e con diversi ministri.
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