During a break between his tour stops in Milan and Rome, the American songwriter met privately with the pontiff at the Vatican. Rev. Antonio Spadaro and Vatican newspaper editor Andrea Monda accompanied the artist, who dressed casually in a black hoodie and loose tie. The pontiff presented the singer with a rosary, while Dylan offered a copy of his autobiography, "Chronicles: Volume One." Their cultural connection runs deep, as the pope previously cited Dylan's 1963 song "Go Away You Bomb" to warn against nuclear weapons.
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Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, grew up familiar with Dylan's artistic work.: Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, grew up familiar with Dylan's artistic work.
The pontiff previously cited Dylan's unpublished 1963 anti-nuclear song in his 2026 book…: The pontiff previously cited Dylan's unpublished 1963 anti-nuclear song in his 2026 book on peace.
This Vatican visit represents Dylan's second papal audience, following a 1997 performance…: This Vatican visit represents Dylan's second papal audience, following a 1997 performance before Pope John Paul II.
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VATICAN CITY — Bob Dylan came knockin' on Pope Leo XIV' s door Wednesday, as 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, 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Leo had quoted from an unpublished protest song Dylan penned in 1963, "Go Away You Bomb," in his 2026 book "Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift."
Leo was warning against the race to rearm and the recourse to nuclear weapons and quoted the lyric, addressed to a hypothetical atomic bomb: "I hate you cause yer man-made and man-owned, an' man-handled."
Two Vatican officials accompanied Dylan: the Rev. Antonio Spadaro, a Vatican culture ministry official who also accompanied Patti Smith to a July audience with Leo; and Andrea Monda, the editor of the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano.
Spadaro said Dylan had wanted to speak with Leo, and the two met in private for a few minutes. In…
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