Less than a week after Pope Leo XIV took the helm as head of the Catholic Church, he is already making the first social media posts of his papacy and promising to maintain an active digital presence.

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

Pope Leo XIV made his Instagram debut, sharing his first greeting of peace with the world and quickly gaining 8.3 million followers in less than 24 hours.