Rubio welcomes new ‘American’ dynamic in papal relationship, lauds Vatican diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with EWTN News anchor Raymond Arroyo on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” on Aug. 7, 2025. / Credit: “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 8, 2025 / 14:08 pm (CNA).
As the 100th day of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate approaches, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States and the Vatican have a “good relationship, but it’s new.” He explained: “A new papacy” brings “a new direction.”
In a Thursday interview with EWTN’s “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo,” Rubio explained the first American pope can benefit U.S. and Vatican relations because the pope can understand Americans’ “history, our politics, our culture, [and] what’s going on here.”
Rubio discussed that when previously interacting with leaders of the Catholic Church, they were “almost invariably from some other country.” So when in Rome for Pope Leo XIV’s installation, Rubio said it was “almost surreal” to “interact with an American.”
“Right now it’s new and the papacy has only been there for less than 100 days,” Rubio said. But there has already been “good communication” between the nation and the Vatican, specifically about the Catholic church attacked in Gaza, he said. Following the bombing, Rubio indicated, the U.S. spoke with the Church “extensively about Gaza” and “to facilitate visits.”
“I’m speculating … but I think one of the things that the cardinals probably chose is someone that could provide a period of stability and consistency as the Church faces a myriad of challenges around the world,” America’s top diplomat said. Someone who can “reach out to areas where the Church is growing but also reinvigorate the Church in some places where perhaps it’s struggling.”
“I know they’re deeply concerned, for example, that the Church is being heavily persecuted in Nicaragua,” Rubio explained. “They’re always concerned about the Church in China, which has been a point of friction with the U.S. government in the past.”
“I think the Vatican can play a very key role in many parts of the world. They’re actually very skilled diplomatically. In the end, their No. 1 goal has to be … the Church and its presence in different places.”
The Vatican has “offered to get involved in any way [it] can” when it comes to “bringing about peace as a forum or as a facilitator,” Rubio said.
Source: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265871/rubio-welcomes-new-american-dynamic-in-papal-relationship-lauds-vatican-diplomacy
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