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The Pope Had The Funniest Two-Word Response To Marco Rubio’s Weird Gift

ByAtlasnews

May 7, 2026 #BuzzFeed Celeb, #Internet Finds

A man in a white religious robe shakes hands with another man in a suit in an ornate room with a statue in the background

Two individuals in formal attire stand side by side, one in religious robes and the other in a suit with a tie

Two individuals sit across from each other at a wooden desk in a formal setting, with a statue in the background

A religious leader in traditional attire smiles while conversing with a man in a suit holding an object in a formal setting

A group of men, including a religious figure in clerical attire, engaged in a moment of interaction around a document on a table

A religious leader in traditional attire smiles while conversing with a man in a suit holding an object in a formal setting

The interaction is truly peak awkward because, in the video, Pope Leo simply responds with a simple, “Wow. Okay.”

Pope Leo XIV gifted Marco Rubio a plant of peace.

In return, Marco Rubio gave the pope a crystal football.

The pope’s response?

“Wow. Okay.” pic.twitter.com/XZpFo0mSxW

— Christopher Hale (@ChristopherHale) May 7, 2026

AP/Vatican Media/ ChristopherHale/Twitter: @ChristopherHale

A person in formal religious attire exchanges a small object with another person dressed in a suit in a formal setting

A person in religious attire playfully wears a baseball cap, smiling and tipping it

Tweet by Leigh Giangreco: "Like honestly at that point just get the guy an actual football. At least he could use it."

A post by Catholic West reads: "Looks like something he picked up in the State Department gift shop."

Tweet by Richard Kadrey: "'Wow. Okay.' is Pope speak for 'Bless your heart.'”

Tweet by @sdscrammy with eagle and mouse emojis, text says: "Bought at the duty free shop."

Tweet from @alexxstation: "Leo's like, yeah I'm good, actually. I got nowhere to put it."

Twitter post by Jeffrey Luscombe questioning, "Why is everything they do weird?"

Tweet by Robin Sneed: "A tiny crystal football for Pope Leo?"

A social media post by user @A1471 saying, "isnt that useful..."

Tweet mocking a user who mistakenly referred to a baseball gift as being from Pope Leo

Tweet by Billy Schultz asks humorously, "What is this, a football for ants?"

A man in a suit holds a microphone next to a man in religious attire in a formal setting with others in the background

By Atlasnews

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