# Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV

> Bob Dylan, 85, meets Pope Leo XIV in rare Vatican encounter.
- Title: Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV · E! Online | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: E! Online — https://eonline.com/news/1437834/bob-dylan-makes-rare-public-appearance-for-pope-leo-xiv-meeting
- Published: 2026-11-04T20:47:22+00:00
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

Bob Dylan met Pope Leo XIV in a brief Vatican meeting after the Pope previously cited Dylan's lyrics in a 1997 papal address.