Pope Leo meets with Marco Rubio

About this episode

The episode discusses Pope Leo's meeting with Marco Rubio regarding US-Vatican relations and the Iran war, featuring insights from Matthew Bunson.

Pope Leo met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio today to discuss US-Vatican relations and the Iran war. Matthew Bunson gives us an update. Further Reading Pope Leo meets U.S. Secretary of State Rubio amid tensions with President Trump Pope Leo XIV says violence is a last resort, rejects Trump’s claim about supporting nuclear weapons Trump: Rubio’s message to Pope Leo XIV should be ‘Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon’ Inside Pope Leo’s Customer Service Snafu With His Chicago Bank Pope Leo to visit a much more secularized Spain since Pope Benedict’s World Youth Day in 2011 Cardinal Parolin says talks with German bishops continue, calls sanctions talk premature Vatican publishes 2024 letter prohibiting formal blessings for homosexual couples in Germany Guest Info Matthew Bunson is Vice President and Editorial Director of EWTN News and a Senior Fellow at St Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He’s the author or co-author of more than 50 books including the first English-language biography of Pope Francis and The Encyclopedia of Catholic History. Follow him on twitter at MattBunson. Register Radio airs Saturdays at 4 pm and Sundays at 11 am on Ave Maria Radio This is a public episode…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Marcus Peter

Guest: Matthew Bunson

Topics covered

• US-Vatican relations
• Iran war
• Pope Leo XIV
• nuclear weapons
• homosexual blessings
• secularization
• Catholic Church

Keywords

• Pope Leo
• Marco Rubio
• Matthew Bunson
• US-Vatican relations
• Iran war
• nuclear weapons
• homosexual blessings
• Catholic Church

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EWTN News, St Paul Center for Biblical Theology, Ave Maria Radio, Vatican

Places: Germany, Spain

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