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Patti Smith Meets Pope Francis | Music News
Patti Smith, the iconic artist, just had a legendary 40-minute chat with Pope Francis at the Vatican — and yes, they’re both from Chicago. Set up by her friend Father Spadaro, the meeting came right after her Rome performance and was so unexpectedly warm that Patti called it “a moment that would forever produce a smile.” She even opened with a playful “Hi, hi” — a nod to her 1979 song imagining a conversation with Pope John Paul I — which the Pope loved. The Pope praised her for her humanity, and Spadaro said the moment sparked something real: lightheartedness and shared purpose in a…
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