The renowned American singer-songwriter and poet—a Nobel laureate in literature, currently touring Italy with a stop in Rome—was received this afternoon at the Apostolic Palace by Leo XIV. The Pontiff had previously quoted his lyrics in the preface to a book on disarmament.
The 85-year-old American singer-songwriter and poet, a Nobel Prize laureate in literature, is currently in Rome. Tomorrow, Thursday, November 5, he will perform at the Palazzo dello Sport as part of the autumn leg of his “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour—a concert series that also includes stops in Milan and Bologna, and is notable for its strict prohibition on smartphone recording.
The meeting between Pope Leo and Dylan—who wore a black hooded sweatshirt—was brief, consisting of greetings and a few lighthearted exchanges. The Holy Father presented the singer with a rosary, while Dylan reciprocated with a book: Chronicles: Volume One, his autobiography, which has been published in the United States and other countries around the world.
