Papa Leão XIV recebe Patti Smith no Vaticano

Pope Leo XIV received American singer, poet, and artist Patti Smith in a private audience at the Vatican on Friday, July 31.The meeting lasted about 40 minutes at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, according to Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, undersecretary of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education, who shared details of the encounter on Instagram.Smith wore a Tau cross, a symbol closely associated with the Franciscan order, during the audience.The meeting also had a personal connection: Both the pontiff and…