Making history! Pope Francis just went and joined Instagram people
So Pope Francis has just made history yet again by being the first church leader to get an Instagram account.
Welcome to the 21st Century, Francis!
The Pope officially joined Instagram today under the name Franciscus after meeting with the head of the social media app last year and announcing the move earlier this week.
The popular Pope has already mastered the art of selfie-taking, so it's only natural that he make the mighty leap into photo-sharing himself.
Francis is no stranger to social media however as he already has a Twitter account on which he announced his Instagram news.
"I am beginning a new journey, on Instagram, to walk with you along the path of mercy and the tenderness of God," read the tweet.
His first post is a snap of himself praying with the caption: "Pray for me."
Having only been set up today, the account has already amassed over 298 thousand followers at the time of writing.
We really hope he gets into emojis at some point soon.
