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  "id": 18198615,
  "title": "Pope receives black-clad Bob Dylan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/pope-receives-black-clad-bob-dylan-18198615",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T22:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/11/05/pope-receives-black-clad-bob-dylan"
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  "account": "Vatican City witnessed an unusual encounter on Wednesday as Pope Leo XIV met American musician Bob Dylan. The 85-year-old singer-songwriter, whose real name is Robert Allen Zimmerman, was dressed in a black hooded sweater for the occasion. The brief meeting involved greetings and a few light-hearted exchanges, with the Vatican News reporting that the Pope presented Dylan with a rosary. In return, Dylan gifted the Pope his autobiography. The Pope, being the first from the United States, referenced a Bob Dylan lyric in the preface of a disarmament book he published earlier in the year. Pope Leo, who is 71 years old, is known for his strong anti-war stance and had a disagreement with then-US President Donald Trump over the Middle Eastern conflict. It is not the first time that Dylan has met a Pope; he performed at a prayer vigil for young people in Bologna in 1997, hosted by John Paul II. Bob Dylan, who released his debut album in 1963, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.",
  "summary": "The 85-year-old singer-songwriter is currently in Italy on tour.",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, with music, faith and a rosary gift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/bob-dylan-meets-pope-leo-xiv-in-the-vatican-with-music-faith-and-a",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:26:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Pope receives black-clad Bob Dylan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/pope-receives-black-clad-bob-dylan",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:28:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Bob Dylan comes knockin’ on pope’s door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/bob-dylan-comes-knockin-on-popes-door-as-leo-welcomes-legend-to",
        "published": "2026-11-04T20:01:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/bob-dylan-comes-knockin-on-popes-door-as-leo-welcomes-legend-to-18179165",
        "published": "2026-11-04T20:29:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Bob Dylan comes knockin’ on pope’s door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/bob-dylan-comes-knockin-on-popes-door-as-leo-welcomes-legend-to-18178772",
        "published": "2026-11-04T20:47:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV welcomes Bob Dylan to the Vatican in a brief visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/pope-leo-xiv-welcomes-bob-dylan-to-the-vatican-in-a-brief-visit",
        "published": "2026-11-04T23:06:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Pope receives black-clad Bob Dylan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/showbiz-pope-receives-black-clad-bob-dylan",
        "published": "2026-11-04T23:20:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, exchanges autobiography for rosary during Italy tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/bob-dylan-meets-pope-leo-xiv-at-vatican-exchanges-autobiography-for",
        "published": "2026-11-04T23:31:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV, Bob Dylan share brief audience at Vatican",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/pope-leo-xiv-bob-dylan-share-brief-audience-at-vatican",
        "published": "2026-11-05T02:06:34.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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