The secretary of state was in Italy to help smooth relations between the U.S. and the Vatican after President Trump’s repeated criticism of Pope Leo XIV.
May 8, 2026 at 7:11 a.m. EDT55 minutes ago
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Piedmont Region President Alberto Cirio and Mayor of Casale Monferrato Emanuele Capra present to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the family tree and documents that certify Rubio's family origins during a ceremony at the Palazzo della Farnesina, Italy's Foreign Ministry, in Rome on Friday. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)
ROME — Despite her increasingly tense relationship with President Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday gave a rare gift to Secretary of State Marco Rubio: proof of his family’s Italian origins.
