ROME, December 20. . Pope Leo XIV studied German using one of the online apps at night. As the newspaper wrote Republicthe pope was recognized by other users by the name he used in X before being elected Pope – @drprevost.
There is still no official confirmation from the Vatican, however, according to the newspaper, the pope's brother John Prevost has confirmed that Leo XIV is logged into the online application. In addition, he said, he sometimes plays word games with his relatives in the US to keep in touch with them. The pope's brother made it clear that he could study German at night when he couldn't sleep, but he woke up early. In addition to his native English, Leo XIV was also fluent in Italian, Spanish, French and spoke a little Portuguese.
The pope's brother also said that the current head of the Catholic Church, who celebrated his 70th birthday in September, is trying to stay in shape. At the country estate of Castel Gandolfo, where he went every week, Leo XIV played tennis. In Rome, as the newspaper previously discovered MessengerEven before he became Pope, he went to the gym. Now the gym, as La Repubblica writes, is being arranged for the pope in the apartments of the Apostolic Palace, where he has not yet moved due to the renovation of the premises, which his predecessor Francis did not use, preferring to live in hotels.
Leo XIV was elected Pope in May at the conclave following Francis' death on April 21.
