Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in Rome

This week, Bob Dylan is knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door — well, arguably the closest earthly thing to it — with the folk-rock icon meeting Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday (Nov. 4).

The Catholic headquarters revealed that the two figures had linked up by sharing a photo on Instagram of them shaking hands. With the pope smiling warmly in his usual traditional white robes, Dylan wears a hooded black zip-up underneath a jacket and looks at the Bishop of Rome intently.

“Pope Leo XIV met with American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in a private audience on Wednesday, November 4,”…