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In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV exchanges gifts with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, as they meet in the pope’s private library at the Vatican, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media via AP.)

Rubio makes fence-mending visit to the Vatican after Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV

May 7
Nicole Winfield,
Matthew Lee

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the West Wing of White House in Washington, Thursday April 23, 2026. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

Secretary of State Rubio, a Catholic, plans to visit the Vatican

May 5
Matthew Lee

US expands travel bans on Chinese officials for persecution

Mar 22, 2022
Matthew Lee

Blinken ends Trump rights plan promoting conservative agenda

Mar 31, 2021
Matthew Lee

Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’

Jan 20, 2021
Matthew Lee

Pompeo meets Pope Francis as impeachment roils Washington

Oct 3, 2019
Matthew Lee

US downgrades Pakistan in religious freedom rankings

Dec 11, 2018
Matthew Lee

Pope Francis greets then-Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik during a private audience at the Vatican in this Jan. 3, 2022. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: Rupnik victims ‘disheartened and distressed’ but determined, says lawyer

Jul 21
Christopher R. Altieri

Suspect charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe

Jul 21
Fionn Shiner

Premium article: Journalist faces criminal charge in Philippines over criticism of powerful independent Christian denomination

Jul 21
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

US bishops call for ‘accountability, transparency, and justice’ in wake of ICE shootings

Jul 20
Christopher R. Altieri

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Rupnik victims ‘disheartened and distressed’ but determined, says lawyer

Pope Leo XIV celebrated America's 250th birthday with U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch, his wife Sara Burch, and their family in Rome, Italy, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: U.S. Department of State.)

Premium article: A ‘teachable moment’: Controversy offers chance to understand U.S.-Holy See relations

Jul 19
Charles Collins

‘Gracias a Dios siempre!’ Spanish champions praise God after World Cup victory

Jul 20
Fionn Shiner

Suspect charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe

Jul 21
Fionn Shiner

US bishops call for ‘accountability, transparency, and justice’ in wake of ICE shootings

Jul 20
Christopher R. Altieri