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Patti Smith Meets Pope Leo the Fourteenth | Tulsa News
Patti Smith, punk poet laureate, stunned the Vatican when she met Pope Leo XIV—yes, that’s right, Leo the Fourteenth—in a 40-minute chat that felt like two old friends catching up. Though not Catholic, Smith vibes with Pope Francis’s humanitarian spirit and even performed at the Venice Biennale for the Holy See on the anniversary of Leo’s election. Their meeting, facilitated by Father Antonio Spadaro, touched on music, dreams, and the future—proof that art and faith can collide in unexpected, beautiful ways. And hey, Pope Leo’s been hanging with music legends too, including Andrea Bocelli…
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