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Patti Smith is very happy. She is a legend from her hometown, Chicago. She said "Hi" to Pope Leo XIV.

Patti Smith is very happy. She is a legend from her hometown, Chicago. She said "Hi" to Pope Leo XIV.

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August 1st, 2026

Patti Smith is very happy. She is a legend from her hometown, Chicago. She said "Hi" to Pope Leo XIV.

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Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Friday.

パティ・スミスは金曜日バチカンで教皇レオ14世に会いました

She was very happy and said "Hi" quietly.

彼女はとても嬉しくて「ハイ」と静かに言いました

She is not a Catholic.

彼女はカトリック教徒ではありません

But she is friends with Father Antonio Spadaro, the deputy of the Vatican's culture office.

しかし彼女はバチカン文化省次官のアントニオ・スパダーロ神父と友達です

Because of that friendship, she became famous at the Vatican.

その友情で彼女はバチカンで有名になりました

She liked Pope Francis.

彼女は教皇フランシスコが好きでした

She said she was drawn to his "gentle, open, and steady humanity."

彼女は「優しくて、開かれて、揺るぎない人間性」に惹かれたと言いました

Smith's 1979 song "Wave" is about a made-up talk with Pope John Paul I.

スミスの1979年の「Wave」教皇ヨハネ・パウロ1世との架空の会話を歌っています。

The song starts with a voice saying "Hi. Hi."

その曲「ハイ。ハイ」という始まります

Leo XIV knew that song.

レオ14世その曲知っていました

He said, "That was wonderful."

「それは素晴らしかった」言いました

Earlier this year, Smith played at the Holy See pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

今年の初めスミスヴェネツィア・ビエンナーレ聖座パビリオン演奏しました

That day was the anniversary of Leo's choice.

その日レオ選ばれた記念日でした

The meeting on Friday lasted about 40 minutes.

金曜日の会見40分間でした

Father Spadaro said the talk was like two people from Chicago. They found out they were old friends.

スパダーロ神父は二人のシカゴ出身者「古い友達であることを発見した」ような会話だった言いました

At the end, Smith said, "Bye. Bye."

最後にスミスは「バイ。バイ」と言いました

Smith met Francis in 2013.

スミスは2013年にフランシスコに会いました

In 2014, she sang for him.

2014年には彼のために歌いました

When Francis died on April 21, 2025, she wrote a poem.

フランシスコが2025年4月21日に亡くなった時彼女は詩を書きました

In the poem, she compared him to a dandelion that is humble but strong.

その詩で彼女は彼を「謙虚でありながら強い」タンポポに例えました

For Leo XIV, this was his second meeting with a music star this week.

レオ14世にとってこれは今週2度目の音楽の有名人との出会いでした。

On Wednesday, tenor Andrea Bocelli gave a concert for him.

水曜日にはテノールのアンドレア・ボチェッリ彼のためにコンサートしました

August 1st, 2026

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