Advertisement

Marco Rubio travel to meet Pope Leo

Today will mark the first meeting of Pope Leo and a US Capitol Official in almost one year, as Ma...

Share this article

06.40 7 May 2026


Marco Rubio travel to meet Pope Leo


Listen to this episode


Share this article

06.40 7 May 2026


Today will mark the first meeting of Pope Leo and a US Capitol Official in almost one year, as Marco Rubio travels to the Vatican.  This meeting follows outcry from Donald Trump who lashed out at the pope over his condemnation of the US-Israeli war on Iran. 

Gerard O’Connell, Vatican Correspondent for America magazine and author "The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Account of the Conclave that changed history" takes a look ahead to this meeting.


Read more about

Newstalk Breakfast

Related Episodes

The importance of saying “no”...

00:04:40

The importance of saying “no” to your children

Newstalk Breakfast

00:04:40


A call for ban on no fault evi...

00:06:26

A call for ban on no fault evictions from Labour Party

Newstalk Breakfast

00:06:26


Trump says war will end if Ira...

00:04:59

Trump says war will end if Iran agrees to deal

Newstalk Breakfast

00:04:59


Breakfast Briefing Newspaper R...

00:08:16

Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 7th May 2026

Breakfast Briefing

00:08:16