Pope Leo XIV has taken over the Vatican’s official social media handles. VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 world as pope: “Peace be with you all!”

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Hector Camacho remembers Robert Prevost, set to be formally inaugurated as Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, as a young jeans-wearing missionary from Chicago with broken Spanish, landing in Peru at a time when the country was being torn apart by internal conflict.

ANALYSIS: Through his words, gestures and even liturgical picks, the new Pope is synthesizing what came before him.

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the South American country.

"He knows everyone, and we all know him — that made it especially meaningful."The Shrine at Saint AugustineThe shrine, run by the religious order of Saint Augustine, is home to an ancient image of the Virgin Mary,

Amid the mostly joyous reception for Robert Prevost, who stunned the world when he emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV, one cloud on his reputation came from groups alleging that he had mishandled sexual abuse cases.

Louis Prevost defended his inflammatory social media posts, but said he’s been attempting to "bite my tongue" since his younger brother’s surprise election as pope