Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo at the Vatican

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 5 Nov, 07:24 · Archive

Bob Dylan had a private audience with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Wednesday. The two met in the pope's office at the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence. Both are from the US Midwest, and the pope is known to be a Dylan fan.

Reverend Antonio Spadaro, a Vatican official and Jesuit, arranged the meeting. During the audience, the pope presented Dylan with a rosary, while the 85-year-old musician gave the pope a copy of his autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One. The pair posed for photographs together, with the pope in his customary white cassock and Dylan wearing a black coat, black gloves and a black hooded sweatshirt.

Pope Leo has previously referenced Dylan's work. He quoted the singer's unreleased 1963 track 'Go Away You Bomb' in the preface to a book released in July. Dylan was in Rome ahead of a concert at the Palazzo dello Sport on Thursday. Spadaro described the meeting as having 'a real sense of history about it'.

How it is being reported

• Bob Dylan has audience with Pope Leo XIVPope Leo XIV had a private audience with Bob Dylan at his official residence, the Apostolic Palace, on Wednesday (04.11.26).Perth Now · 5 Nov, 07:01
• Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door at the VaticanPope Leo and Bob Dylan, fellow travellers from the US Midwest, have met with each other in the pontiff's office at the Vatican.Perth Now · 4 Nov, 21:04
• Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door at the VaticanPope Leo and Bob Dylan, fellow travellers from the US Midwest, have met with each other in the pontiff's office at the Vatican.The West Australian · 4 Nov, 21:04

In this story: Bob Dylan · Pope Leo · Reverend Antonio Spadaro · Vatican · US Midwest

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