The way we communicate is of fundamental importance: we must say ‘no’ to the war of words and images, we must reject the paradigm of war,” Pope Leo told members of the media on Monday.

Pope Leo XIV will maintain “an active social media presence” on the official papal accounts on X and Instagram, the Dicastery for Communication announced Tuesday. The pope posted for

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