# Pope Leo Meets Bob Dylan

> Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan share a private audience at the Vatican, sparking music and faith connections.
- Title: Pope Leo Meets Bob Dylan · Stereogum | Shortify
- Summary: Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan share a private audience at the Vatican, sparking music and faith connections.
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- Source: Stereogum — https://stereogum.com/2516696/vaticans-culture-minister-details-bob-dylans-audience-with-pope/news
- Published: 2026-11-05T22:37:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pope leo xiv, bob dylan, patti smith, vatican, dicastery for culture and education, jesuit priest, chicago, social justice, music, culture
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan met in a private Vatican audience, discussing music and shared Chicago roots.