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Updated · The Daily Beast · May 8
Trump sets message for Rubio to deliver to Pope Leo XIV
Updated
Updated · The Daily Beast · May 8

Trump sets message for Rubio to deliver to Pope Leo XIV

12 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 8
  • At the Vatican on Thursday, Rubio met Leo and was told to say Iran must not get a nuclear weapon and had killed 42,000 unarmed protesters.
  • The Vatican said they exchanged views on the Middle East and the need to work tirelessly for peace, as Rubio became the first Trump cabinet official to meet the pope in nearly a year.
  • The meeting came amid an escalating feud over the Iran war, with Trump attacking Leo for opposing it and the pope reiterating the Church's longstanding opposition to all nuclear weapons.
Beyond military threats and peace pleas, what is the actual path forward to end the devastating global crisis caused by the Iran war?
How is the dissolution of USAID quietly fueling new humanitarian disasters and global health crises far beyond the immediate Iran conflict?