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- Pope Leo XIV met rock legend Patti Smith in a private Vatican audience on Friday.
- Rev. Antonio Spadaro said the audience lasted about 40 minutes.
- Smith, not a Catholic, wore a crucifix necklace and braids, appearing giddy.
- After Pope Francis’s death in April 2025, Smith posted a poem comparing him to a dandelion.
- She performed a “sonic prayer” at the Vatican pavilion opening on May 8.
