# Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bob-dylan-meets-pope-leo-xiv/
- Published: 2026-11-05T13:11:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T13:48:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Clash
- Original article: https://www.clashmusic.com/news/bob-dylan-meets-pope-leo-xiv/
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Dylan met Pope Leo XIV privately in Rome.
- Leo gave Dylan a rosary; Dylan gave him his autobiography.
- It was Dylan’s second meeting with a Pope.

## Summary

New details confirm Bob Dylan met Pope Leo XIV in a private audience in Rome on Wednesday, 4 November, during Dylan’s European tour. The brief meeting drew attention because Leo is said to admire Dylan’s work and has quoted one of his anti-nuclear songs.

Leo gave Dylan a rosary, and Dylan presented the Pope with his autobiography, *Chronicles: Volume One*. The song Leo quoted, “Go Away You Bomb”, dates from 1963 and was cited in the preface to his book *Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift*. Dylan had previously met a Pope when he performed for John Paul II in Bologna in 1997.

## Coverage

- [Clash: Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV](https://www.clashmusic.com/news/bob-dylan-meets-pope-leo-xiv/)
- [NME: Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican (while wearing a hoodie)](https://www.nme.com/news/music/bob-dylan-meets-pope-leo-xiv-at-vatican-while-wearing-a-hoodie-3975095?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bob-dylan-meets-pope-leo-xiv-at-vatican-while-wearing-a-hoodie)

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