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Bob the poet, meet Bob the priest: Pope Leo XIV receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican
KSL • • general
Key Points:
- Pope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) and musician Bob Dylan met privately at the Vatican's apostolic palace, with the meeting facilitated by Vatican official Rev. Antonio Spadaro.
- The 71-year-old pope, originally from Chicago, is familiar with Dylan's work and quoted an unpublished 1963 Dylan anti-nuclear protest song in a recent book, aligning with his own views against war and nuclear weapons.
- Dylan previously met Pope St. John Paul II in 1997 during a church event in Italy, where he performed several of his iconic songs, and the pope referenced Dylan's lyrics in his remarks.
- The Vatican officially confirmed the private audience, referring to Dylan by his birth name, Robert Allen Zimmerman.
