@Pontifex is the official X account of Pope Leo XIV. Over the 30 days to 6 Oct 2026, @Pontifex posted 46 times (1.5 a day) on 19 of 30 days, most often between 10:00 and 13:00 UTC (72% of posts). Xanguard detected those posts in a median of 178 ms, and 9 in 10 within 216 ms.
This is the account of the Pope; the account is inherited by each successive pope.
@Pontifex in numbers (last 30 days)
Source: Xanguard production data, 6 Sep 2026 to 6 Oct 2026. Detection time runs from the timestamp X gives a post to its first arrival on Xanguard servers, the same method as our live speed page; Telegram delivery adds roughly 0.3 to 0.4 s. Updated 6 Oct 2026.
Set up @Pontifex alerts in 3 steps
- Open the bot. Tap Track @Pontifex, or search for @Xanguard_bot in Telegram, and press Start.
- Choose where alerts go. Create a private Telegram group, add @Xanguard_bot as an admin and send
/setupin the group. You can switch delivery to your private chat or to Topics later in/settings. - Add the account. Send
/add pontifexto the bot. On the free plan the bot first asks you to join the Xanguard community.
Open t.me/Xanguard_bot and send: /add pontifex
Recommended filters for @Pontifex
- Keep every post on. At about 1.5 posts a day, @Pontifex posts rarely, so filters are optional.
- Keyword filter. Get only the @Pontifex posts that mention words you choose, such as a ticker or a name.
All filters live in the bot's /settings: mute replies, reposts or quotes, Contracts Only, and keyword filters per account.
Also track
Want to know who @Pontifex follows next? Follow Watch sends an alert when an account follows or unfollows someone, and Profile Watch catches name, bio and avatar changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The free plan tracks 1 X account, so you can follow @Pontifex at no cost, with slower delivery than paid plans. Paid plans start at $19 a month for 10 accounts and run at full speed, ~200 ms median detection.
Over the 30 days to 6 Oct 2026, Xanguard detected @Pontifex's posts in a median of 178 ms on paid plans, and 9 in 10 within 216 ms (38 posts measured). Telegram delivery adds roughly 0.3 to 0.4 seconds. Live figures for all paid-plan accounts are published hourly at xanguard.tech/speed.
@Pontifex posted 46 times in the last 30 days, about 1.5 a day, on 19 of 30 days. The busiest window is 10:00 to 13:00 UTC with 72% of posts; 11% were replies and 0% quote posts.
Yes. In the bot's /settings you can mute replies, reposts or quotes, turn on Contracts Only (only posts with a token address), or set keyword filters per account. Muting replies would have removed about 11% of @Pontifex's posts in the last 30 days.
Yes. Follow Watch alerts you when @Pontifex follows or unfollows an account, from $15 a month for 15 accounts. Profile Watch alerts on name, bio and avatar changes, from $35 a month for 35 accounts. Both are add-ons in @Xanguard_bot.
Yes. Add @Xanguard_bot to the group as an admin and send /setup there. With Topics enabled, each tracked account gets its own thread.
No. Xanguard is independent and not affiliated with Pope Leo XIV, @Pontifex or X Corp. It delivers public posts only.
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Xanguard is independent and not affiliated with Pope Leo XIV, @Pontifex or X Corp. The name is used only to identify the public account.