{"id":302726,"date":"2025-05-11T00:29:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T07:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=302726"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:40:34","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-wears-an-apple-watch-during-his-first-official-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/pope-leo-xiv-wears-an-apple-watch-during-his-first-official-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV wears an Apple Watch during his first official Mass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a surprising twist that captivated watch enthusiasts around the globe,&nbsp;<strong>the newly elected Pope Leo XIV appeared wearing an Apple Watch<\/strong>&nbsp;during his first official Mass. The sight of a modern smartwatch peeking out from beneath the white papal vestments sent ripples through online horology communities, which are known for their obsessive attention to detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A curious mix of tradition and technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his debut appearance as Pope,&nbsp;<strong>Leo XIV\u2019s wristwear stirred debate among experts and casual observers alike<\/strong>. Some initially speculated he might be sporting a Swiss classic like the&nbsp;<strong>Wenger Swiss Military 7223X<\/strong>, which reportedly sold out after rumors spread. Others threw in guesses like a Casio or even a discreet Rolex. But one keen-eyed watch spotter, Nick Gould, was quick to confirm that&nbsp;<strong>the Pope indeed wore an Apple Watch<\/strong>, something he had also worn as a Cardinal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A photo unearthed by Reddit user Alexander Humbolt even showed\u00a0<strong>Leo XIV blessing a parishioner at 7:35 p.m., Apple Watch on wrist<\/strong>, long before ascending to the papacy. The image may not reveal whether the Pontiff closed his activity rings that day, but fans were quick to joke that\u00a0<strong>Vatican City\u2019s countless staircases will surely help<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprising twist that captivated watch enthusiasts around the globe,&nbsp;the newly elected Pope Leo XIV appeared wearing an Apple Watch&nbsp;during his first official Mass. The sight of a modern smartwatch peeking out from beneath the white papal vestments sent ripples through online horology communities, which are known for their obsessive attention to detail. A &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/pope-leo-xiv-wears-an-apple-watch-during-his-first-official-mass\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pope Leo XIV wears an Apple Watch during his first official Mass&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":302727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-302726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307099,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302726\/revisions\/307099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302726"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=302726"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=302726"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=302726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}