Pope Leo XIV greets rapper Jelly Roll in newly shared photo

If a meet up between this country music star and the new head of the Catholic Church was on your 2025 bingo card, you may be the only one.

Jelly Roll and Pope Leo XIV recently met face-to-face in a photo shared on Instagram by the “Need a Favor” rapper on Sept. 12. The image shows the Tennessee musician, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, wearing a black coat with a beaming smile as he shakes hands with the bishop of Rome.

“From rock bottom to holy ground,” Jelly Roll wrote in the post’s caption before citing Bible verse Matthew 18:20: “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

The gathering comes as the Grammy-nominee was among several artists slated to perform during the Grace for the World concert at Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 13. The lineup also includes big names like Pharrell Williams, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Karol G and Teddy Swims.