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.

Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’ s door Wednesday, as the legendary singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy.

Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan's work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.

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.”