VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MAY 07: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO MERCHANDISING). Pope Leo XIV exchanges gifts with U.S. Secretary Of State Marco Rubio during an audience at the Apostolic Palace on May 07, 2026 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Leo XIV is meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the latter's two-day trip to Italy, which falls over the one year anniversary of the pontiff's election. Relations between the White House and Vatican have been strained following U.S. President Donald Trump's public rebuke of the pope for voicing condemnation over the US-Israeli war on Iran. (Photo by Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)
