Pope Leo, who was elected in May to the surprise of close conclave watchers, is the first to hail from the United States in the history of the church. A Chicago native, he attended Villanova ...

Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus Christ on The Chosen, met Pope Leo XIV during the pope's general audience on Wednesday, June 25; The pope shared a photo of the moment to Instagram the same day ...

Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus on the hit biblical series "The Chosen," met Pope Leo XIV this week at the Vatican.

Jonathan Roumie spoke at an event on Monday, ahead of a special Vatican screening of an episode from the show’s upcoming season, which is set to be released internationally next month. “Coming ...

Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus on ... This is not Roumie's first meeting with a pontiff – in 2021, the actor met Pope Francis at another general audience with crowds in the Italian city.

When Pope Francis died on April 21, Roumie shared a photo of himself and the Pope, which he captioned with condolences. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pope Leo XIV (@pontifex) ...

Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in the series ‘The Chosen,’ greets Pope Leo XIV at the end of the Wednesday general audience on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

"The Chosen" star Jonathan Roumie met briefly with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday during a general audience at the Vatican, where a Season 5 episode of the hit biblical series had streamed on Monday at ...

“The Chosen” star Jonathan Roumie met briefly with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday during a general audience at the Vatican, where a Season 5 episode of the hit biblical series had streamed on ...