Bob Dylan meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

Global News · Katie Scott · 2026-11-05 15:57 UTC

The American singer-songwriter, who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a polka-dot tie, presented the Pope with a copy of his autobiography, 'Chronicles: Volume One.'

Bob Dylan met with Pope Leo XIV Wednesday at the Vatican during a break between his concert dates in Italy.

The American singer-songwriter, who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a polka-dot tie, presented the Pope with a copy of his autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One.

Leo, 71, gave the 85-year-old singer a rosary during the brief encounter “consisting of greetings and a few lighthearted exchanges,” according to the Vatican.

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