Pope Leo XIV is back on social media, with a message of peace

VATICAN CITY AP Pope Leo XIV has taken over the Vatican s official social media handles with a first Instagram post on Tuesday repeating the first words he disclosed to the world as pope Peace be with you all Related Articles Mexican protection chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration Golden swords and Arabian horses Saudi Arabia s crown prince gives Trump a lavish royal welcome Jos Mujica Uruguay s humble president who changed his country and charmed the world dies at Netanyahu says there is no way Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated Trump says he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to restore relations with new leader The Pontifex Pope Leo XIV post featured a few of the photos that have documented the first days of history s first American pope The Vatican explained it was archiving the posts from Pope Francis -year papacy On X the new account didn t appear to be functioning Tuesday The Vatican launched the Pontifex handle in during the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI It now comes in a variety of nine languages English Spanish Portuguese Italian French German Polish Arabic and Latin and counts a combined million followers Past popes didn t literally send the posts which were curated by the Vatican The former Cardinal Robert Prevost occasionally posted on X in an account started in It had been dormant since July but came back to life earlier this year to share criticism of Trump administration migration policies and comments by Vice President JD Vance Associated Press religion coverage receives assistance through the AP s collaboration with The Conversation US with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc The AP is solely responsible for this content