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Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV
Bob Dylan, 85, meets Pope Leo XIV in rare Vatican encounter.
In brief
Bob Dylan, 85, meets Pope Leo XIV in rare Vatican encounter. Bob Dylan met Pope Leo XIV in a brief Vatican meeting after the Pope previously cited Dylan's lyrics in a 1997 papal address. Originally reported by E! Online.
Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan meet
Pope Leo XIV, 71, met Bob Dylan, 85, in a brief Vatican encounter on November 4.
Dressing contrast
Pope Leo wore white cassock; Dylan wore black with hood up.
Gift exchange
Pope gave Dylan a rosary; Dylan gave Pope his autobiography Chronicles: Volume One.
Pope's past Dylan references
Pope Leo previously quoted Dylan's 1963 song 'Go Away You Bomb' in a 1997 papal address.
The key point
Bob Dylan met Pope Leo XIV in a brief Vatican meeting after the Pope previously cited Dylan's lyrics in a 1997 papal address.
