Prolific poster Leo XIV inherits papal media accounts


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.

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