Pope Leo XIV has taken over the Vatican’s official social media handles. The Vatican posted a first Instagram post Tuesday repeating the first words Leo said to the world as pope: “Peace be with you all!

Pope Leo XIV called for a kinder, gentler mass media, one that speaks up for those with no voice and in defense of free speech, and urged regimes around the world that jail journalists to set them free.

In his first address to international media on Monday, Pope Leo XIV thanked journalists for their service to the truth and for communicating peace in difficult times.

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of communication in favor of peace.”

The American-born pontiff, a Chicago native, speaks Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. He also reads Latin and German.

Pope Leo XIV held his first public audience with members of the media, saying the church stood in solidarity with them for "seeking the truth."

The pope's older brother, Louis Prevost, is a regular poster of political content on his Facebook page ... much of it from a more conservative viewpoint. While there's nothing wrong with sharing a political opinion,

Pope Leo XIV sent a message to his homeland of the United States on Monday. A reporter from NewsNation shook the pontiff's hand at the Vatican, and asked: "Holy Father! Father ― any message for the United States?

The 73-year-old Florida man appears to be a staunch Trump supporter who uses his Facebook account to go on the attack.