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 ...

Actor Jonathan Roumie reacts as he speaks to Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Aug. 11, 2021.

The Chosen star Jonathan Roumie has officially met the American Pope, as the actor best known for playing Jesus in the biblical series traveled to the Vatican to cross paths with Pope Leo XIV.

While on a pilgrimage to Rome, Dickinson high schooler Asher Ellerkamp enacted a detailed plan called ‘Operation Little Pumpkin’.

Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus on "The Chosen," met with the first American pope in Vatican City.

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 ...

What a #blessed week for Jonathan Roumie. Just days after he was named TVLine’s latest Performer of the Week, the star of TV’s The Chosen (the Christian historical drama that now calls Prime ...

“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 ...

(NewsNation) — The actor who portrays Jesus Christ in the TV series “The Chosen” is set to meet with Pope Leo XIV during the pontiff’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday ...

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