Pope Leo XIV had a decidedly “cordial” meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week, according to the church — including an exchange of unique gifts amid ongoing tensions between the Vatican and the White House.

The visit kicked off a series of day trips that Leo will be making over the next few weeks, up and down the Italian peninsula, as he gets to know better the Italian church of which he is the symbolic head as bishop of Rome.

Secretary of State Rubio is expected to meet PM Meloni in Rome as diplomatic tensions over the Iran war and Vatican disputes strain U.S.-Italy ties.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV had tried during his first year as pontiff to insist that his essential role was that of a pastor accompanying his flock. President Donald Trump’s continuing criticisms – and Leo’s increasingly bold retorts – complicated the effort and overshadowed Friday’s anniversary of Leo’s election.

A clip of Pope Leo wearing a pair of Nikes in the trailer for the newest documentary, 'Leone a Roma,' is going viral on social media.

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Have you ever wanted to eat like the pope? Well now you can, with his mother's recipe for "Messy Josephs."

Pope Leo's brother John discussed his relationship with older sibling Louis who has been praised by Trump for being "all MAGA2