With God on Their Side: Bob Dylan & Pope Leo XIV Commune at the Vatican
The musician is set to play a show at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome.
On Wednesday, November 4, Bob Dylan, the renowned folk-rock musician, met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. The two figures shared a photo on Instagram, showing them shaking hands. Pope Leo XIV, who recently made headlines for voting in the U.S. midterm elections via mail-in ballot, greeted Dylan warmly in his traditional white robes.
The meeting reportedly consisted of brief greetings and lighthearted exchanges, with the pair sitting together, posing in front of artwork, and standing while talking. Dylan gifted the pope a copy of his memoir, Chronicles: Volume One, while the pontiff presented Dylan with a rosary.
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