Secretary of State Marco is headed on a less-than-relaxing Roman holiday as he tries to smooth over a White House squabble with the Holy See that has not played well with the American public.
The secretary of state will be the highest-ranking U.S. official to meet with Pope Leo XIV since he became a target of President Donald Trump’s ire for repeatedly speaking out against the war in Iran.
The president has variously described the pontiff as “terrible” and “weak on crime” after the Holy Father urged American citizens to convey their desire for peace to their elected representatives.
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A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Wednesday found that 66% of Americans supported the pope advocating that citizens contact lawmakers and press for peace, compared to 30% who disapproved.
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