Italian PM with Trump

Pope, Trump and Rubio

Trump is sending Marco Rubio to Italy, without JD Vance, to smooth out feud with Pope Leo

Trump previously described Pope Leo as "WEAK on Crime" and Vance urged the Vatican to "stick to matters of morality" amid the pope's opposition to their war with Iran

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Rubio to meet Pope Leo in wake of Trump’s attacks

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Trump attacks pope again before Rubio’s Vatican visit

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Religious row continues as Trump lashes out at Pope, who brands his words untrue

United States President Donald Trump has unleashed new criticism at Pope Leo XIV, suggesting the pontiff’s views on foreign policy are “endangering Catholics and a lot of people” and that the Pope is ...

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Mission is to preach peace, says Pope in response to Trump attacks

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Rubio expects to discuss religious freedom with Pope Leo after Trump blasts pontiff

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Italian PM condemns ally Trump over 'unacceptable' Pope criticism

Italy's prime minister and the US president are close allies, but Trump has refused to apologise to the "very weak" Pope Leo XIV.

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Trump and Meloni’s transatlantic divorce is important

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has publicly distanced herself from President Trump, criticizing his military actions in Iran and declining to participate in mine sweeping operations in the

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Italian prime minister calls Trump's attacks on Pope Leo 'unacceptable.' He replies, 'It's her who's unacceptable'

"She’s much different than I thought," Trump said of Giorgia Meloni in a recent interview with Corriere della Sera, an Italian newspaper

France 24

'Allies, not vassals': How Meloni's break with Trump became a political moment for Italy

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is managing the repercussions of a public rebuke from US President Donald Trump this week over the pope, Iran and a defence deal with Israel. It's a rupture

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Trump lashes out at European ally Meloni amid tensions over pope and NATO

The US president says Giorgia Meloni "does not care" about Iran getting a nuclear weapon, after the Italian PM defended the pope and cancelled a military deal with Israel.

Meloni says she would not back U.S. troop withdrawal from Italy

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday she would not ‌support any decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from Italy.

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Trump slams Meloni in Italian newspaper interview: ‘I’m shocked by her’

President Trump lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday, telling an Italian newspaper he was “shocked” by the leader’s criticism of his comments admonishing Pope Leo XIV. “Do Italians like the fact that your prime minister ...