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Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome

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Pope Leo XIV hosted Bob Dylan at his official residence, the Apostolic Palace, on Wednesday during the Rome stop on the singer-songwriter's Italian tour.

Dylan, 85, wore a nearly all-black outfit, including a pulled up hoodie, gloves and umbrella, starkly contrasting with the Chicago-born Pope's all-white vestments.

The meeting between the pair, who both hail from the US Midwest, was brief, according to Vatican News.

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