Pope Leo XIV marks 1 year as Bishop of Rome

Pope Leo marks his first year leading the Catholic Church on Friday, Reuters writes.

The first US-born pope, who sharply denounced war and despotism on a recent four-nation Africa tour, ‌ is expected to release his first in-depth teaching document this month and is preparing for a one-week trip to Spain in June.

Leo, who maintained a relatively low profile in his first 10 months as pope, attracted attacks from Trump after criticizing the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The pope is due to meet on Thursday with US Secretary of State ​Marco Rubio, in his first known in-person meeting with a Trump cabinet member in nearly a year.

Rubio expects a “frank conversation” with Leo to discuss Trump administration policies, the US ambassador to the Holy ​See said on Tuesday.