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.
Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan's work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.
World News
Bob Dylan met with Pope Leo on Wednesday, wearing a black sweatshirt, black gloves, and carrying a black umbrella. This is not the first time that Bob Dylan has met a pope. He met Pope John Paul II back in 1997. CNN’s Christopher Lamb reports from the Vatican.
They are two of the world’s best-known Bobs from the US Midwest. Now Pope Leo XIV, whose birth name is Robert Prevost, and Bob Dylan, the legendary musician, have met in the Vatican.