Bob the poet, meet Bob the priest: Pope Leo XIV receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican - KSL

ROME — They are two of the world's best-known Bobs from the US Midwest. Now Pope Leo XIV, whose birth name is Robert Prevost, and Bob Dylan, the legendary musician, have met in the Vatican.Leo and Dylan were both seen meeting in the Vatican's apostolic palace, the pope's residence, on Wednesday. The pope was wearing his white cassock and Dylan a black coat, black gloves and a black hoodie.The meeting was brokered by Rev. Antonio Spadaro, a Vatican official known for building bridges between the church and wider culture. Spadaro earlier this year arranged a meeting between Pope Leo and Patti Smith. Pope Leo XIV meets with Bob Dylan at the Vatican on Wednesday. The meeting was brokered by Rev. Antonio Spadaro, a Vatican official known for building bridges between the church and wider culture.