
The meeting between the leader of the Catholic Church and the singer was organized with the help of Jesuit priest Antonio Spadaro.
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The meeting took place in the pope's office, in the Apostolic Palace, and was shared by the Vatican newspaper on social media. Father Antonio Spadaro is known for building relationships between the Church and figures in the entertainment industry.
Leo XIV and Dylan were seen meeting in the pope's office, in the sumptuous Apostolic Palace, in photos shared by the Vatican newspaper on social media.
The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church wore his traditional white cassock. Dylan wore a black coat, black gloves and a black hooded sweatshirt.
Father Antonio Spadaro, a Vatican official and Jesuit known for building relationships between the Church and entertainment industry figures, wrote on Instagram that he helped organize the meeting.
"It was difficult not to feel the emotion of participating in a meeting that had a true sense of history, with the feeling that, with every step through the Apostolic Palace, absolutely anything could happen!", said the priest.
The Vatican newspaper reported that Leo XIV "received in private audience Mr. Robert Allen Zimmerman", using the singer's birth name.

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