Bob Dylan, Wearing Hoodie, Meets Pope

November 4, 2026 12:51 ET · pitchfork.com · popularity 35/100 · 1 similar story today · Religion & Spirituality (Religion, Philosophy & Belief)

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Pope Leo XIV granted Bob Dylan a private audience at the Vatican this morning (November 4), further cementing his downtown bona fides after welcoming Patti Smith in July. Dylan, the mythically private and fuss-refusing Nobel laureate, wore a black hoodie, hood up—seemingly held aloft by a black …

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