The web is having enjoyable with the announcement of the brand new pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was elected the 267th pope on Thursday, Might 8, after two days of voting. Prevost (who will go by Pope Leo XIV) was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Villanova College in Pennsylvania, making him the primary American pope in historical past. His Chicago roots are spurring numerous TV-themed tweets in response. Earlier than these tweets, the announcement prompted a hilarious interruption on the Jenna & Buddies hour of As we speak.
Matt Rogers, actor and cohost of the favored Las Culturistas podcast with Saturday Night time Reside‘s Bowen Yang, is at the moment cohosting Jenna & Buddies with Jenna Bush Hager. Rogers known as Yang through FaceTime for an interview with Hager when, abruptly, the brand new pope announcement interrupted them mid-call. Viewers clipped the video and posted it on social media.
“The announcement of a brand new pope coming as all of us knew it might: interrupting Jenna Bush Hager interviewing Bowen Yang by FaceTime,” an X (previously often known as Twitter) person captioned the video, which reveals Hager and Yang speaking and Rogers smiling huge as an “Election of the Pope” title card cuts off the interview. NBC Nightly Information anchor Lester Holt seems proper after, getting ready to go stay with the brand new pope information.
The announcement of a brand new pope coming as all of us knew it might: interrupting Jenna Bush Hager interviewing Bowen Yang by FaceTime pic.twitter.com/gnyplIDWgj
— Steve Morris (@stevemorris__) Might 8, 2025
One X/Twitter person joked this second was like an “Different Two episode button.”
There are loads of TV-themed responses in regards to the new pope usually on Twitter and BlueSky. Social media’s stuffed with posts in regards to the new pope having been to WalMart, serving deep dish pizza in Italy, references to The Bear (which is about in Chicago) and, in fact, to Conclave, 2024’s Oscar-winning movie about electing a brand new pope. A fan account known as Pope Crave was created as a result of Conclave. The account acquired so common, the one who runs it was in Vatican Metropolis on Thursday to cowl the real-life conclave on social media.
“The pope is about to direct a number of episodes of The Bear,” one Twitter person joked.
“Dick Wolf’s CHICAGO POPE coming this fall to NBC,” teased one other.
“DA POPE,” one other person posted, referencing the “Invoice Swerski’s Superfans” SNL sketch.
“Walton Goggins as Chicago Pope will go loopy on SNL this weekend,” posted one other person.
Goggins is internet hosting the penultimate episode of SNL Season 50 this Saturday, Might 10, to advertise his HBO reveals, The White Lotus and The Righteous Gem stones, the latter of which simply aired its collection finale on Might 4. The spiritual comedy had Goggins make a faux present known as Teenjus (a.ok.a. Teen Jesus) within the last season and play Teenjus himself. It’s exhausting to think about that SNL received’t capitalize on having the Uncle Child Billy as host proper when a brand new pope has been chosen.
It’s been a enjoyable day on the web, to say the least. See among the funniest social media reactions to the brand new pope information within the roundup beneath.
the pope is about to direct a number of episodes of the bear
— bald ann dowd (@ali_sivi) Might 8, 2025
DA POPE pic.twitter.com/V6vVObfK0a
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) Might 8, 2025
Walton Goggins as Chicago Pope will go loopy on SNL this weekend
— Paul McCallion (@OrangePaulp) Might 8, 2025
you’re welcome
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— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog.lol) Might 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
seems like this was the music they need to’ve used to announce him
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— Mike Drucker (@mikedrucker.bsky.social) Might 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
— Steve Morris (@stevemorris__) Might 8, 2025
Love the lil flex once they realise they simply turned essentially the most well-known chook on the earth.
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— Adam Schwarz (@adamjschwarz.bsky.social) Might 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
the seagull: https://t.co/t0bHhlqEHR pic.twitter.com/2SRJhFBW0F
— Saint Hoax (@SaintHoax) Might 8, 2025
a pope that has been to wawa
— maha (@mahaaaay) Might 8, 2025
THIS IS TAKING ME OUT 😭 pic.twitter.com/jCES3NqIm9
— not lena (@bluegreytan) Might 8, 2025
Pope Leo XIV — born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago — introducing himself pic.twitter.com/kEcZvD26nf
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) Might 8, 2025
dick wolf’s CHICAGO POPE coming this fall to nbc
— Alison Herman (@aherman2006) Might 8, 2025
yoooo we acquired a Pope that’s been to WalMart now
— lea (@bigfatmoosepssy) Might 8, 2025
no person who’s ever been to walmart needs to be pope i’m sorry
— sabrina ✭ (@whisperyzarry) Might 8, 2025
think about rising up in chicago and changing into pope simply so you possibly can transfer to italy and inform individuals you like deep dish
— erin chack (@ErinChack) Might 8, 2025
New Pope serving the physique of Christ at mass pic.twitter.com/retLuaWp0o
— Asscela Categorical 🚅 (@biz_socks) Might 8, 2025
The Pope in all probability: AND WHEN I’M BACK IN CHICAGO I FEEL ITTTTT
— ًً (@spidysnse) Might 8, 2025
Dean of the Faculty of Cardinals who’s going to be okay pic.twitter.com/TlffRW8FFp
— Focus Options (@FocusFeatures) Might 8, 2025
Chicago Pope, Tuesdays on NBC
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) Might 8, 2025
from ope to pope. ship tweet
— demi adejuyigbe (@electrolemon) Might 8, 2025
Chicago pope pic.twitter.com/FGfUPfrW8t
— Tom Zohar (@TomZohar) Might 8, 2025
The daddy, the son and da Bears, amiright?
— Ali B (@wtflanksteak) Might 8, 2025
new pope is cousin! from hit present the bear
— Lolo (@LolOverruled) Might 8, 2025
CHICAGO POPE. NO MORE BEING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HAIL MARYS! pic.twitter.com/qFXpp6AaqX
— Tony Bearprano (@BearsSopranos) Might 8, 2025
CHICAGO POPE HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE BEAR
— Travis Helwig (@travishelwig) Might 8, 2025
That is the normal time when the pope-elect tells the dean of the faculty of cardinals that he’s intersex.
— Man Branum (@guybranum) Might 8, 2025
on sunday we’ll discover out that nathan fielder helped the cardinals rehearse their conclave
— bald ann dowd (@ali_sivi) Might 8, 2025
the way it feels being a conclave fan and seeing the white smoke pic.twitter.com/KM7DBsFGJP
— gab (@kenobitrinity) Might 8, 2025
studying there’s a brand new pope through pope crave. the way in which the catholic church meant.
— monica (@waystarroyhoe) Might 8, 2025
the pope from chicago receiving a message from god pic.twitter.com/leYJd6liu9
— patrick. (@imPatrickT) Might 8, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is the primary pope to know precisely what Dave Matthews did on Aug. 8, 2004.
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) Might 8, 2025
The Rizzler is 3 levels of separation from the brand new Pope https://t.co/5mOt3am1Z7 pic.twitter.com/rbxTrAqo7R
— carl marks (@lethalrejection) Might 8, 2025