Bob Dylan Meets With Pope Leo XIV in a Private Audience

Rolling Stone • November 4, 2026 • entertainment

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Pope Leo XIV held a private audience with Bob Dylan, exchanging gifts including a rosary from the pope and Dylan’s autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One.
The pope quoted Dylan’s previously unreleased 1963 protest song “Go Away You Bomb” in his book Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift, highlighting Dylan’s anti-nuclear message.
The meeting between Pope Leo and Dylan was brief and cordial, featuring lighthearted exchanges and mutual respect for each other's work.
Earlier in the year, Pope Leo also met with musicians Patti Smith and Bad Bunny, acknowledging their cultural influence and popularity.
Pope Leo’s engagement with pop culture extends to his writings, where he references diverse figures such as Picasso, Tolkien’s Gandalf, and Schindler’s List to address contemporary issues like human dignity and artificial intelligence.

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