Nobel Prize

Vatican daily paper sees missed opportunity in Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize

By Josephine McKenna — October 14, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) An editorial in the daily, L’Osservatore Romano, praised Dylan for his 'very great talent' yet expressed doubt about whether the songwriter really deserved the same plaudits as contemporary literary writers.

The religious wanderings of Bob Dylan, Nobel laureate

By Kimberly Winston — October 13, 2016
(RNS) Scholars of the rock-pop-country-folk singer, songwriter, poet and author have long charted his spiritual meanderings.

Bob Dylan’s lyrics get the recognition they deserve

By Jeffrey Salkin — October 13, 2016
Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize is good for the Jews. Here is why.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s heirs end Nobel medal dispute

By RNS staff — August 16, 2016
(Reuters) Last month, a judge ruled that King's Bible, which Barack Obama, America's first black president, used at his second inaugural in 2013, belonged to the estate.

Dalai Lama says Pope Francis is unwilling to meet: ‘It could cause problems’

By Josephine McKenna — December 11, 2014
ROME (RNS) The Vatican has not had diplomatic ties with China since 1951, and China's Communist leaders object to meetings between heads of state and the Tibetan leader.
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