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Pope Leo XIV receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican

A private audience on the afternoon of November 4. L'Osservatore Romano thanks Fr. Antonio Spadaro for making the meeting possible

4 November 2026 at 17:14
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Leone XIV con Bob Dylan in Vaticano, 4 novembre 2026 (Vatican Media) / Pope Leo XIV with Bob Dylan at the Vatican, November 4, 2026 (Vatican Media)
Leone XIV con Bob Dylan in Vaticano, 4 novembre 2026 (Vatican Media) / Pope Leo XIV with Bob Dylan at the Vatican, November 4, 2026 (Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV this afternoon, Wednesday, November 4, received American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, in a private audience at the Vatican. The news was released by Vatican News in several language editions and by L'Osservatore Romano, with Vatican Media photos showing the Pope and the artist shaking hands.

In its post, L'Osservatore Romano thanked Fr. Antonio Spadaro "for making this meeting possible". No details of the conversation were released.

The audience came on the day of the weekly General Audience and two days before the Pope leaves for his apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru (November 6-17).

Source: Vatican News

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