"Outgoing U.S. ambassador to Vatican meets with pope"

From today's Vatican bulletino:

The Holy Father today received in [a] separate audience ... Francis Rooney, ambassador of the United States of America, accompanied by his wife, on his farewell visit.

CNS covered the meeting here. Learn more about the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See here on Wikipedia, as well as at the official U.S. Government page.

The new ambassador to the Holy See is Mary Ann Glendon [wiki page] [in the news].