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  "title": "Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/pope-leo-hosts-bob-dylan-at-official-residence-in-rome-18252260",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-11-05T04:34:09.000Z",
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  "account": "Pope Leo XIV hosted American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan at his official residence, the Apostolic Palace, during the singer's Italian tour on Wednesday. The 85-year-old Dylan wore a predominantly black outfit, in stark contrast to the Pope's white vestments. The meeting, described as brief by Vatican News, took place prior to Dylan's scheduled performance at the Palazzo dello Sport on Thursday. Dylan gifted the Pope a copy of his autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One, while the Pope presented him with a rosary. This was the second time Dylan had met a Pope; in 1997, he performed for Pope John Paul II and around 300,000 young people in Bologna.",
  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV hosted Bob Dylan at his official residence, the Apostolic Palace, on Wednesday during the Rome stop on the singer-songwriter’s Italian tour. Dylan, 85, wore a nearly all-black outfit, including a pulled up hoodie, gloves and umbrella, starkly contrasting with the Chicago-born Pope’s all-white vestments. The meeting between the pair, who both hail [...] The post Pope Leo hosts Bob…",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Pope receives black-clad Bob Dylan",
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        "title": "Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, exchanges autobiography for rosary during Italy tour",
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        "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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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/pope-leo-hosts-bob-dylan-at-official-residence-in-rome",
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