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Pope Bob Dylan meeting

Pope Leo meets Bob Dylan at Vatican.

Updated 04:17 UTC, 5 November 2026 · 4 reports from 4 outlets · 17 one-source

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Last 48 hours, newest first (times UTC)

  1. New claim Leo: "I hate you cause yer man-made and man-owned, an' man-handled" 2 hrs ago
  2. New claim Dylan performed at the 23rd National Eucharistic Congress in 1997 2 hrs ago
  3. New claim Pope John Paul II quoted Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind 2 hrs ago
  4. New claim Dylan wrote Go Away You Bomb in 1963 2 hrs ago
  5. New claim Dylan gave Pope Leo XIV his autobiography 2 hrs ago
  6. New claim Pope Leo XIV gave Dylan a rosary 2 hrs ago
  7. New claim Dylan is 85 2 hrs ago
  8. New claim Bob Dylan met Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City 2 hrs ago
  9. New claim Bob Dylan meets with Pope Leo 2 hrs ago
  10. New claim Dylan said he was a “religious person” who reads the scriptures, meditates and prays 2 hrs ago
8 earlier changes
  1. New claim Dylan was born to a Jewish family in Minnesota 2 hrs ago
  2. New claim Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016 2 hrs ago
  3. New claim Dylan played for Pope John Paul II in 1997 2 hrs ago
  4. New claim Dylan presented the pope with a copy of his autobiography 2 hrs ago
  5. New claim Leo gave Dylan a rosary 2 hrs ago
  6. New claim The Vatican said the encounter was brief 2 hrs ago
  7. New claim Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo’s door on Wednesday 2 hrs ago
  8. Story opened Pope Leo meets Bob Dylan at Vatican. 2 hrs ago

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  • The New York Times centres the 'meeting' between Pope Leo and Bob Dylan, focusing on the encounter itself.

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I hate you cause yer man-made and man-owned, an' man-handled

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Leo: "I hate you cause yer man-made and man-owned, an' man-handled" One source: BBCBBC · #
Dylan performed at the 23rd National Eucharistic Congress in 1997 One source: BBCBBC · #
Pope John Paul II quoted Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind One source: BBCBBC · #
Dylan wrote Go Away You Bomb in 1963 One source: BBCBBC · #
Dylan gave Pope Leo XIV his autobiography One source: BBCBBC · #
Pope Leo XIV gave Dylan a rosary One source: BBCBBC · #
Dylan is 85 One source: BBCBBC · #
Bob Dylan met Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City One source: BBCBBC · #
Bob Dylan meets with Pope Leo One source: The New York TimesThe New York Times · #
Dylan said he was a “religious person” who reads the scriptures, meditates and prays One source: South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post · #
Dylan was born to a Jewish family in Minnesota One source: South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post · #
Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016 One source: South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post · #
Dylan played for Pope John Paul II in 1997 One source: South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post · #
Dylan presented the pope with a copy of his autobiography One source: South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post · #
Leo gave Dylan a rosary One source: South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post · #
The Vatican said the encounter was brief One source: South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post · #
Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo’s door on Wednesday One source: South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post · #

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BBC Public broadcaster

United KingdomOwner: BBC — public corporation under Royal CharterPaid by: TV licence fee

NPR Non-profit

United StatesOwner: National Public Radio, Inc. (non-profit membership organisation of public radio stations)Paid by: member-station fees, corporate sponsorship and philanthropy; federal funding via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was rescinded in 2025

South China Morning Post Private

Hong KongOwner: Alibaba Group (since 2016)Paid by: advertising + subscriptions

The New York Times Private

United StatesOwner: The New York Times CompanyPaid by: subscriptions + advertising

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