Portland faith leaders celebrate selection of first American pope

By Jeff Thompson (OPB) and Joni Auden Land (OPB)

May 8, 2025 7:10 p.m. Updated: May 9, 2025 7:52 p.m.

Faith leaders in Portland are celebrating Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope to be selected in the 2,000-plus-year history of the Catholic church.