Rubio holds ‘constructive’ meeting with Pope Leo after Trump sends hard-line Iran message to Vatican

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo at the Vatican for "constructive" conversations on Thursday following heightened tensions between President Donald Trump and the pontiff over the U.S.-Iran conflict.

"The conversations today were friendly and constructive," a State Department official told Fox News Digital.

Rubio, a Catholic, held a private meeting with the pope to reaffirm the Vatican-U.S. partnership early on Thursday morning. Trump said he sent Rubio to deliver what he described as a "very simple" message...