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.”

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

Pope Leo XIV conducted a private Mass at the tomb of St. Peter in the Vatican Grottoes, after which he prayed silently at the tombs of his predecessors. In his homily, he spoke about the Good Shepherd,