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

Bob Dylan comes knockin’ on pope’s door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican
South China Morning Post Wednesday 04 November 2026, 20:47 UTC By Associated Press 1 min read
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Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo’s door on Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited 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 Leo had quoted from an unpublished protest song Dylan penned in 1963, “Go Away You Bomb”, in his 2026 book Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift.

Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo’s door on Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited 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 Leo had quoted from an unpublished protest song Dylan penned in 1963, “Go Away You Bomb”, in his 2026 book Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift.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...
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