Patti Smith Meets Pope Leo XIV | Music News

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 1, 2026 · 1m

Patti Smith, rock legend and self-proclaimed non-Catholic admirer of Pope Francis, just had a warm, forty-minute reunion with Pope Leo the Fourteenth — described by her as “a moment that would always bring a smile.” Joined by longtime Vatican friend Reverend Antonio Spadaro, the meeting felt less like a formal audience and more like catching up with an old soul. Smith, who performed for Francis in 2014 and penned a moving dandelion poem after his passing, was praised by the Pope himself as “marvelous.” This heartfelt encounter comes on the heels of Leo’s own cultural moment — attending a…