Bob Dylan Meets With Pope Leo XIV in a Private Audience
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Wed, 4 November 2026
23 reports- La Repubblica (Italy)16:53first to report
Il cantante e premio Nobel per la letteratura, a Roma per un concerto, indossava una felpa nera con cappuccio. Era accompagnato da padre Spadaro che aveva portato dal Pontefice anche Patti Smith. Prevost aveva citato la canzone mai cantata sull’atomica
- ANSA (Italy)17:04
Accompagnato da padre Antonio Spadaro e dal direttore dell'Osservatore romano Monda
- RMF24 (Poland)17:39
Bob Dylan w Watykanie. Spotkał się z papieżem Leonem XIV
- N1 Info (Croatia)18:06
Bob Dylan proveo je više od šest desetljeća kucajući na vrata raja. U srijedu su se ta vrata odškrinula u Vatikanu, gdje je legendarnog glazbenika u p
1 reprint
- tportal (Croatia)4 Nov, 18:11their copy
- Polsat News (Poland)18:16
Bob Dylan spotkał się w środę z papieżem Leonem XIV podczas prywatnej audiencji w Watykanie. 85-letni muzyk i laureat literackiego Nobla pojawił się w Pałacu Apostolskim w czarnej bluzie i z kapturem na głowie, a zdjęcie ich uścisku dłoni opublikował portal Vatican News.
1 reprint
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)5 Nov, 02:40their copy
- El País (Spain)18:21
El cantante estadounidense visita al Pontífice antes de su concierto del jueves en Roma
- irishtimes.com18:29
The pope, originally from Chicago, is known to be a Bob Dylan fan
- ABC (Spain)18:30
El Papa se ha reunido este miércoles por la tarde con uno de los iconos de la cultura norteamericana contemporánea, Bob Dylan . Poeta, músico, premio Nobel de Literatura, León XIV lo cita en el prólogo del reciente libro en el que recopila sus discursos sobre la paz. Robert Allen Zimmerman, conocido por el gran público como Bob Dylan, tiene 85 años, catorce más que el Papa, y es la banda sonora de la juventud de Robert Prevost en Chicago y en Perú. El cantautor tiene este 5 de noviembre un...
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)18:58
Un cappuccio nero nasconde l’inconfondibile capellatura: è il dettaglio di un’immagine che sta facendo il giro del mondo e parte dal Vaticano. Ritrae l’incontro tra Papa Leone XIV e Bob Dylan. “Oggi – racconta padre Antonio Spadaro sui social – ho accompagnato Bob Dylan da papa Leone insieme ad Andrea Monda (direttore dell’Osservatore Romano, ndr). […] L'articolo Bob Dylan ricevuto da Papa Leone XIV. Il Papa aveva citato una canzone del premio Nobel per un verso sulla bomba atomica proviene da...
- ANSA (Italy)19:10
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- Der Spiegel (Germany)19:15
Oder doch andersherum? Leo XIV. und Musiker Bob Dylan haben sich auf jeden Fall im Apostolischen Palast getroffen. Worüber die beiden Landsmänner sprachen, ist nicht überliefert.
- Google News - Top Stories19:18
Bob Dylan Meets With Pope Leo XIV in a Private Audience Rolling Stone Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican Vatican News Pope Leo XIV welcomes Bob Dylan to the Vatican in a brief visit PBS Bob the poet, meet Bob the priest: Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican CNN Bob Dylan, Wearing Hoodie, Meets Pope Pitchfork
- breakingnews.ie19:30
Bob Dylan has spent more than six decades knocking on heaven’s door. On Wednesday, the door opened at the Vatican, where the legendary musician had a private audience with Pope Leo.
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)19:42
Otac Antonio Spadaro na društvenim mrežama je opisao vatikanski susret američkog kantautora i pape Lava XIV., podijelivši pritom dvije fotografije na kojima su njih dvojica zajedno, javlja Sky.it. --- --- „Danas sam, zajedno s Andreom Mondom, otpratio Boba Dylana na susret s papom Lavom. Bilo je to...
- Index.hr (Croatia)20:01
AMERIČKI kantautor Bob Dylan susreo se s papom Lavom XIV. u Vatikanu.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)20:40
Bob Dylan sutra ima koncert u Rimu
- South China Morning Post20:47
Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo’s door on Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy. The Vatican said the encounter was brief, with Leo giving Dylan a rosary and Dylan presenting the pope with a copy of his autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One. Leo had quoted from an unpublished protest song Dylan penned in 1963, “Go Away You Bomb”, in his 2026 book Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift....
- 24sata (Croatia)20:55
Papa je slavnog kantautora primio na privatnoj audijenciji u Apostolskoj palači, dan prije njegova koncerta u Rimu
- Vecernji list (Croatia)21:41
Legendarni 85-godišnji glazbenik na susret s papom Lavom XIV. stigao je u ležernom izdanju, odjeven u crnu majicu s kapuljačom. Tijekom kratkog susreta razmijenili su i simbolične darove
- whdh.com22:56
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- Google News - Top Stories23:06
Pope Leo XIV welcomes Bob Dylan to the Vatican in a brief visit PBS Bob the poet, meet Bob the priest: Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican CNN Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican NPR US singer Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City BBC Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican Vatican News
- PBS NewsHour23:06
Leo gave Dylan a rosary, while Dylan presented the pope with a copy of his autobiography, "Chronicles: Volume One."
- NYT World23:14
Pope Leo wore his usual white vestments. Bob Dylan visited the Vatican in a hooded sweatshirt and polka-dot tie. There was no singing.
Thu, 5 November 2026
14 reports- Google News - Top Stories02:09
US singer Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City BBC Bob the poet, meet Bob the priest: Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican CNN Pope Leo XIV welcomes Bob Dylan to Vatican Yahoo Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican Vatican News Bob Dylan Meets With Pope Leo The New York Times
- BBC News World02:09
Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan's work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.
- Times of India05:27
Pope Leo XIV met renowned American musician Bob Dylan at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace last week. Dylan, currently on his 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' tour in Italy, exchanged gifts with the Pope. The Pontiff gifted Dylan a rosary, while Dylan presented him with his autobiography. This meeting followed the Pope's recent citation of Dylan's lyrics regarding disarmament in a Vatican publication.
- NPR News07:02
The American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy. The Vatican said the encounter was brief.
3 reprints
- kgou.org5 Nov, 07:02their copy
- wglt.org5 Nov, 07:02their copy
- wrvo.org5 Nov, 07:02their copy
- Google News - Top Stories07:02
Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican NPR Bob Dylan Meets With Pope Leo The New York Times Bob the poet, meet Bob the priest: Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican CNN Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican Vatican News Bob Dylan and Pope Leo shake hands and more star snaps Page Six
- lbc.co.uk07:51
Pope Leo, originally from Chicago, is known as a Dylan fan
- Anadolu Agency (AA)08:36
Pontiff presents US singer-songwriter with rosary as Dylan gives him signed copy of his autobiography
- Libération (France)09:50
Léon XIV a accueilli le chanteur dans son palais, mercredi 4 novembre. Le prix Nobel de la paix 2016 avait été cité par le souverain pontife dans un livre publié cet été.
- iDNES (Czechia)10:24
Papež Lev XIV. přijal ve Vatikánu legendárního hudebníka Boba Dylana. Pětaosmdesátiletý americký písničkář k setkání využil pauzu při svém italském turné. Do Apoštolského paláce dorazil za svým krajanem v pohodlném outfitu, který při audienci u vrcholného církevního představitele zaujal zahraniční média.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)13:39
Svećenik koji je organizirao susret kaže da papa 'nije trepnuo' kada ga je ugledao
- Google News - Top Stories13:45
Bob the poet, meet Bob the priest: Pope Leo XIV receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican KSL Bob Dylan Meets With Pope Leo The New York Times IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Pope Leo XIV welcomes Bob Dylan to Vatican Yahoo Bob the poet, meet Bob the priest: Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican CNN Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican Vatican News
- nbcnewyork.com14:05
- billboard.com18:00
After Pope Leo's iconic meeting with Bob Dylan at the Vatican on Wednesday (Nov.
- Die Zeit (Germany)18:18
Bob Dylan hat Papst Leo in Rom besucht. Doch warum sah die Musiklegende dabei aus wie Palpatine aus Star Wars?
Fri, 6 November 2026
3 reports- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)10:04
"Knockin‘ on pope‘s door" ("Knockin‘ on a heaven‘s door" jedna je od najpoznatijih pjesama Boba Dylana), jedan je od najpodijeljenijih memeova na društvenim mrežama nakon što su objavljene fotografije susreta legendarnog kantautora i pape Lava XIV. u Vatikanu. Dylan je tijekom susreta nosio crnu kap...
- Google News - Top Stories16:07
A Jesuit Priest Explains How He Facilitated Bob Dylan’s Meeting With the Pope Rolling Stone When the American Bard Met the American Pope The New York Times The Ballad of Bob Dylan and the Pope The Atlantic At the Vatican, two elderly men — one Jewish, one Catholic — exchange gifts and mutual admiration The Forward Two Bobs from the Midwest: When Bob Dylan met Pope Leo America Magazine
- thedailybeast.com23:00
“I didn’t even know you could meet the pope dressed like that.”