Pope Leo XIV made his first social media post on Tuesday in which he sent a message of peace, as he seeks to maintain an active social media presence.

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

"The Holy Father Leo XIV has chosen to maintain an active social media presence through the official papal accounts on X and Instagram," said the Dicastery for Communication. The first post on the "Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex" account on X was released May 14 and was a quote from his inaugural greeting to the public May 8 when he was elected:

Pope Leo XIV is now on social media after his election. He posted a message of peace on Instagram and X. Previously, he criticized political leaders on his personal account. Now, that account is gone.

Vatican City - Pope Leo XIV shared articles criticizing President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on social media, particularly on issues of migration, months before his election as the first pontiff from the US. In February, the then-Cardinal ...

Pope Leo XIV has officially dethroned Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama as Chicago’s most famous local.

There is no evidence Pope Leo XIV publicly said the quote in question. A Google search of the words " Pope Leo 'you cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings' " revealed only social media posts featuring the graphic above or attributing the quote to Pope Leo XIV without any evidence.

A social media post criticizing former Nancy Pelosi with a slur and insinuating that Pelosi’s husband is gay, was dredged up for the world to see.