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Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

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Pope Leo XIV received Bob Dylan in his study at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on November 4, in what Vatican News described as a brief meeting. Dylan, in Italy for his "Rough and Rowdy Ways" tour, wore a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, prompting mixed reactions on social media, with some calling the look disrespectful and others "cool." The Pope gave Dylan a rosary, and Dylan reciprocated with a copy of his autobiography, "Chronicles: Volume One." Leo XIV had previously quoted Dylan's lyrics in a book on peace published in 2026. This was not Dylan's first meeting with a pope: in 1997 he performed for Pope John Paul II in Bologna. The meeting's organizer, Father Antonio Spadaro, told The Times he had suggested Dylan remove his "Emperor Palpatine" costume before the audience, but Dylan explained why he could not. Dylan was scheduled to perform in Rome at the "Palazzo dello Sport" on Thursday, November 5.

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  1. · ANSA (English) (outlet profile)

    Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo at the Vatican. Accompanied by Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro and L'Osservatore Romano editor Andrea Monda

  2. · La Repubblica (outlet profile)

    Papa Leone riceve Bob Dylan in Vaticano. Il cantante e premio Nobel per la letteratura, a Roma per un concerto, indossava una felpa nera con cappuccio. Era accompagnato da padre Spadaro che aveva portato dal Pontefice a…

  3. · Tanjug (outlet profile)

    Papa Lav XIV primio Boba Dilana u Vatikanu

  4. · Pitchfork (outlet profile)

    Bob Dylan, Wearing Hoodie, Meets Pope. Not quite Heaven’s door, but close

  5. · El País (outlet profile)

    El Papa León XIV recibe a Bob Dylan en el Vaticano. El cantante estadounidense visita al Pontífice antes de su concierto del jueves en Roma

  6. · Telegraf (outlet profile)

    Legendarni roker se posle 29 godina ponovo sastao sa jednim papom: Lav XIV citirao njegove stihove. Papa Lav XIV primio je u Apostolskoj palati u Vatikanu američkog kantautora i pesnika Boba Dilana, dobitnika Nobelove n…

  7. · Daily Mail (outlet profile)

    Was it Blowin' in the Wind outside? Bob Dylan meets the Pope with his hood up (and even keeps his gloves on). The legendary musician, whose career has spanned more than six decades, was granted a private audience with t…

  8. · Politika (outlet profile)

    Папа Лав XIV примио Боба Дилана у Ватикану. ВАТИКАН – Папа Лав XIV примио је данас у Апостолској палати у Ватикану америчког кантаутора и песника Боба Дилана, добитника Нобелове награде за књижевност, који борави у Риму…

  9. · G1 (outlet profile)

    Papa Leão XIV recebe Bob Dylan no Vaticano. Papa Leão XIV encontra Bob Dylan no Vatican Simone Risoluti/Reuters Bob Dylan passou mais de seis décadas batendo às portas do céu. Nesta quarta-feira (4), as portas se abrira…

  10. · Euronews (outlet profile)

    Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, with music, faith and a rosary gift. Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. The Pontiff gives him a rosary, the Nobel laureate gives him his autobiography. Tomorrow, th…

  11. · Folha de S.Paulo (outlet profile)

    Papa Leão 14 recebe Bob Dylan no Vaticano durante turnê do cantor em Roma. O papa Leão 14 recebeu nesta quarta-feira (4), no Vaticano , o cantor e compositor americano Bob Dylan , 85. O encontro ocorreu no Palácio Apost…

  12. · UOL (outlet profile)

    Papa Leão 14 recebe Bob Dylan no Vaticano durante turnê do cantor em Roma

  13. · Metropoles (outlet profile)

    Papa Leão XIV tem encontro com Bob Dylan no Vaticano. Papa Leão XIV e Bob Dylan se reuniram nesta quarta-feira (4/11) para uma audiência privada

  14. · Rolling Stone (outlet profile)

    Bob Dylan Meets With Pope Leo XIV in a Private Audience. His Holiness quoted the songwriter’s unpublished song “Go Away You Bomb” in his book Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift

  15. · Clarín (outlet profile)

    El papa León XIV recibe a Bob Dylan en el Vaticano. El líder católico y el icónico músico estadounidense se encontraron en el Vaticano para un breve intercambio de obsequios y saludos. Dylan, de gira por Italia, ya ha t…

  16. · La Nación (outlet profile)

    El papa León XIV recibió a Bob Dylan en el Vaticano. El músico se encuentra de gira por Italia

  17. · UOL (outlet profile)

    Bob Dylan e papa Leão se reúnem no Vaticano. Por Joshua McElwee

  18. · Terra (outlet profile)

    Bob Dylan, todo de preto, se encontra com o papa Leão XIV no Vaticano; veja foto. O papa Leão XIV recebeu nesta quarta-feira, 4, o cantor e compositor Bob Dylan, de 85 anos, no ...

  19. · Insajder (outlet profile)

    Papa Lav XIV primio Boba Dilana u Vatikanu. Papa Lav XIV primio je danas u Apostolskoj palati u Vatikanu američkog kantautora i pesnika Boba Dilana, dobitnika Nobelove nagrade za književnost, koji boravi u Rimu u okviru…

  20. · DR Nyheder (outlet profile)

    Bob Dylan besøger pave Leo forud for koncert i Rom

  21. · El Economista (outlet profile)

    El papa León XIV recibe a Bob Dylan en el Vaticano y se intercambian regalos. El cantautor, de 85 años, cuyo nombre de nacimiento es Robert Allen Zimmerman, se encuentra actualmente de gira por Italia.

  22. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican. Bob Dylan has come knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’s door

  23. · El Comercio (Perú) (outlet profile)

    León XIV recibe a Bob Dylan en el Vaticano: el encuentro entre el papa y el Nobel de Literatura. Bob Dylan se reunió con León XIV durante su gira europea. El músico también había visitado el Vaticano en 1997 para actuar…

  24. · Clarín (outlet profile)

    Antes de su visita a la Argentina, León XIV recibió a Bob Dylan en el Vaticano. La leyenda rockera y Premio Nobel, de gira por Italia, pidió audiencia y tuvieron un encuentro de mutua admiración. El Papa había citado un…

  25. · CNews (outlet profile)

    Après l'avoir cité dans un livre, le pape Léon XIV a reçu Bob Dylan au Vatican. Le pape Léon XIV a reçu mercredi au Vatican Bob Dylan, en tournée en Italie. Une audience au cours de laquelle la légende du folk lui a off…

  26. · ABC News (outlet profile)

    Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican. Bob Dylan has come knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’s door

  27. · South China Morning Post (outlet profile)

    Bob Dylan comes knockin’ on pope’s door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican. Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo’s door on Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited the American pope at the Vatican dur…

  28. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    Pope Leo meets legendary song-writer at the Vatican after quoting him in book

  29. · New York Post (outlet profile)

    Pope Leo welcomes Bob Dylan to Vatican while rock legend tours in Italy. The Vatican said the encounter was brief, with Leo giving Dylan a rosary and Dylan presenting the pope with a copy of his autobiography, “Chronicl…

  30. · Gazeta do Povo (outlet profile)

    Papa Leão XIV recebe Bob Dylan no Vaticano e ganha autobiografia do cantor. Papa Leão XIV recebeu o cantor Bob Dylan no Vaticano em encontro que incluiu troca de presentes. O Nobel de Literatura presenteou o pontífice c…

Factual core

  • Bob Dylan met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
  • Bob Dylan wore a black hooded sweatshirt during the audience.

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