Pope Leo XIV has taken over the Vatican’s official social media handles. 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 said to the world as pope: “Peace be with you all!”

Pope Leo XIV had deleted his old, personal social media accounts, which featured posts that criticized the Trump administration.

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the South American country.

The fact that O’Donnell was able to steal the limelight last week is a perfect signal of the disarray at CBS News, according to one source close to the network.

Less than a week after Pope Leo XIV took the helm as head of the Catholic Church, he is already making the first social media posts of his papacy and promising to maintain an active digital presence.

The U.S.-born pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a bishop.

Pope Leo XIV is officially on Instagram — here's why his first post might sound familiar if you've been following papal news