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Before he was elected pope, Leo XIV was critical of Trump, Vance on social media
Three recent X posts from then-Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago - now Pope Leo XIV - shared items critical of Trump and Vance policies.
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Pope Francis mourned: Social media speculates next successor
On the morning of April 21, the world was struck by sad news: 88-year-old Pope Francis has passed away. Social media buzzed with talk about potential successors to the cleric. Who are the users of ...
Pope Leo to maintain ‘active social media presence’
Pope Leo XIV will maintain “an active social media presence” on the official papal accounts on the social platform X and Instagram, the Dicastery for Communication announced Tuesday. The pope ...
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Pope Leo XIV on social media: Instagram and X accounts up and growing
While Pope Leo XIV has deleted the account he began as Father Robert F. Prevost on Twitter, now X, in 2011, the Vatican has ...
On social media, Pope Leo XIV has shared criticism of Trump and Vance over policies
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into politics. It's a realm not entirely unknown to the Chicago-born priest.
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What can we learn from the new pope's social media posts?
Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost, has been elected the newest pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Like several of his predecessors, Prevost ...