Pope Leo XIV gestures during an audience to representatives of the media at The Vatican, on May 12, 2025. As pontiff, he will inherit the official @Pontifex accounts on X used by his predecessor Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI before him. — AFP
VATICAN CITY: His election may have been announced with white smoke, but Pope Leo XIV will communicate with the Catholic faithful on X and Instagram, the Vatican said on May 13.
Robert Prevost was a regular user of X, formerly Twitter, before last Thursday becoming the first ever US pope, unafraid to tackle prickly political issues.
