With @pontifex racking up the Instagram follows, Da Pope has fresh opportunity to #bless the timelines (without following his brother)

Pope Leo XIV may have broken a historic barrier by becoming the first pontiff from the United States, but his views on the Catholic Church could harken back to more traditional times. There are also some areas of the church's doctrine where he takes a more progressive stance, similar to his predecessor, Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV post featured some of the photos that have documented the first days of history’s first American pope .