White smoke has emerged from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel means new pope memes are what we are sharing today! Welcome to Pope Leo the XIV!

Cardinal Robert Prevost the new Pope with pixelated sunglasses stands in front of an American flag background, accompanied by the text 'HOLY MOLY! NEW POPE MEMES' in bold letters at the bottom.

Since Pope Francis’ death on April 22, 2025 – the Catholic rumor mill has been churning on who will be our new pope. The conclave of Roman Catholic cardinals have voted, white smoke is billowing from the chimney meaning the 267th Catholic pope has been elected.

A funny new pope meme split image with a left side showing several cardinals dressed in red robes, one of them holding a small bag, and the right side showing white smoke coming from a chimney, referencing the papal conclave smoke signal. The text joke above reads, 'There’s not a new pope. It’s just this guy again.' adding a humorous context.

The Vatican has spoken and a new pontiff is in place. Let’s get memeing and learn about the new pope from right here in the United States.

American Pope Memes

Chicago cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American pope!

That Sistine Chapel is smoking red, white and blue – baby! (This new pope meme feels way to Merica.)

A american pope meme showing cardinal Robert Prevost wearing red and holding an American flag, with text above saying "The World: 'We’ve had enough of American politics.'" and below saying "The Vatican: 'Hold my rosary.'"

With the crazy American politics, let’s hope that this new pontiff can help level out the tides.

A pope leo meme with text saying text reads 'The one U.S. official the world actually respects.'

A U.S. official the world actually respects, let’s go Catholicism!

A person dressed as a Pope with the text "The United States sending the world a Pope instead of a problem. Progress!" displayed on a black background.

Let’s show the world that all of the United States isn’t rotten. If the new pope memes have you blessed and laughing, you’ll definitely want to check our collection of Jesus memes that will do just the same.

The Pope from Chicago

A funny new pope Chicago meme shows Pope Leo in a Chicago Bears hat and hoodie is in the center of an image with the text 'THE NEW POPE IS FROM CHICAGO? LET'S GO BEARS!' at the top and bottom, resembling a humorous meme.

Maybe the Chicago Bears will finally have a chance! I mean, if an American can be pope – anything is possible.

A body of christ meme about the new pope showing a deep-dish pizza with a slice being lifted out, showing melted cheese, on a dark slate plate.

This funny tweet from @biz_socks jokes that maybe the new pope will introduce the body of Christ as Chicago pizza.

Cardinal Robert Prevost Memes for His Promotion

Dude gets the ultimate Catholic promotion and becomes a meme lord. Welcome the new p-o-p-e formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost.

A meme featuring a man with long hair making a speech gesture, with text above and below: "One does not simply pronounce 'Prevost' right on the first try."

While Robert Prevost may look like a simple name, pronouncing his last name isn’t that easy. Here’s a tip: Robert Prevost’s last name is pronounced like “PRAY-voh.”

Yoda from Star Wars with text: "Cardinal no more, Hmm? Supreme Pontiff, Robert Prevost is now."

And because no major world event is complete without a galactic twist, we present: Pope Leo XIV, as told by Yoda. For more holy hilarity from a galaxy not-so-far away, check out our Star Wars memes.

New Pope Memes Get Political

While the church and state aren’t suppose to mix, it in fact does. So how does the new Roman Catholic pope rank when it comes to politics?

A conclave new pope memes showing a person in a gray sweatshirt with eyes closed and arms raised, with the text "WHEN THE CONCLAVE CHOOSES A MODERATE POPE" written above and below.

As this new pope meme states… most say moderate – though he tends to be more conservative than his predecessor Pope Francis.

A new pope Leo meme showing him wearing a red and gold vestment, with text saying, "A new Pope that's American and is partial to immigrants? Meet Pope Leo the XIV."

That said, he is partial to immigrants so that is considered a win!

Donald Trump Pope? Nope!

A funny donald trump pope meme featuring a host holding a card and a superimposed image of a person dressed as a Pope. Text on the top reads "THE CONCLAVE HAS VOTED" and at the bottom "YOU ARE NOT THE POPE."

Sorry, Donald – the conclave has voted and you are not the next Pope of the Roman Catholic church.

A trump pope meme showing a man in a brown suit, smiling broadly while holding a banana, with text above him reading, "When you realize that the new pope has been highly critical of Trump's policies."

While more is surely to come in regards to how Pope Leo feels about what is happening in American politics, some insight can be gained from his past retweets.

In one post that Pope Leo XIV re-shared, the original author wrote: “There is nothing remotely Christian, American, or morally defensible about a policy that takes children away from their parents and warehouses them in cages. This is being carried out in our name and the shame is on us all.” via express.co.uk

JD Vance Fact Checked

Cardinal Robert Prevost had me at “JD Vance is wrong.”

A new pope meme featuring a man in cardinal attire wearing pixelated sunglasses, symbolizing a humorous, edited image. Next to him is a screenshot of a tweet by Robert Prevost, referencing JD Vance and a statement about ranking love, with the text "WHEN THE NEW POPE FACT CHECKS JD VANCE" above.

Back on February 3, 2025 – the then Cardinal Robert Prevost fact checked JD Vance via Twitter regarding JD’s take stating that Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.

And if you think the new pope memes are divine, wait until you dive into our collection of political memes where the humor is bipartisan but the chaos is universal.

Heaven Help Us, the Memes Have Spoken

As the smoke clears and the new pope memes roll in, we welcome Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American pope and now the holiest trending topic online.

Whether you’re here for the history, the hope, or just the papal humor, one thing is clear: the Vatican has a fresh new vibe, and the internet has a reason to rejoice. Bless up, Pope Leo XIV. Let the papal puns commence.