Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican

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.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7087x4725+0+0/resize/7087x4725!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2e%2F8e%2Feb78e83745ad833d90b6ed5feaa1%2Fap26308606767348.jpg' alt='Pope Leo XIV, left, and the singer and Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan, right, pose for a photo during a meeting in the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026.'/><p>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.</p><p>(Image credit: Vatican Media/LaPresse)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-152035' />