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Pope Leo Meets Bob Dylan
Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan share a private audience at the Vatican, sparking music and faith connections.
In brief
Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan share a private audience at the Vatican, sparking music and faith connections. Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan met in a private Vatican audience, discussing music and shared Chicago roots. Originally reported by Stereogum.
Pope Leo XIV Meets Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday, 2026-11-05.
Dylan's Past Meeting with Pope
Dylan performed 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' for Pope John Paul II at a 1997 Eucharistic Congress in Bologna.
Patti Smith's Audience
Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV in a private audience after their connection through the Nexus Institute.
Patti Smith's Meeting Summary
Smith and Pope Leo spoke for forty minutes, sharing music and dreams after meeting in Amsterdam.
Dylan and Pope's Meeting Details
Dylan arrived 15 minutes early for a 3:45 p.m. audience with Pope Leo at the Terza Loggia.
Pope Leo's Chicago Roots
Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago in 1955 and grew up during the 1960s and 1970s.
Dylan's Religious History
Dylan released religious albums after becoming a born-again Christian in 1978.
Here's the gist
Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan met in a private Vatican audience, discussing music and shared Chicago roots.
