Pope Francis is the first pontiff to join Instagram. In 2013, four days after he was elected pope, he took over his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI 's Twitter account, which was opened the year before.

Instagram is the second social media channel that the globally renowned Catholic leader has joined. In 2013, Pope Francis took over both the Papacy from Pope Benedict XVI and his Twitter account ...

Pope Francis expands his social media presence by making a splash on Instagram, sharing his first picture early Saturday morning with a caption that says pray for me in nine different languages.

Pope Francis is flanked by two Polish youths as he uses an iPad to make the first online registration for the next 2016 World Youth Day in Poland, as he leads the Angelus prayer from the window of ...

Pope Francis has already acquired over 750,000 followers mere hours after registering an official papal Instagram account, and is well on his way to breaking a million before the end of the day.

The Vatican announced the pope's Instagram debut in advance, noting that the pontiff has more than 25 million followers on Twitter (across accounts tweeting in several languages)and suggesting that ...

Pope Francis greets the faithful as he arrives to hold his Weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on March 16, 2016. Giuseppe Ciccia/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images ...

Watching Pope Francis post his first photo to Instagram today was an incredible moment. @franciscus, welcome to the Instagram community! Your messages of humility, compassion and mercy will leave ...

P ope Francis joins Instagram under his Latin name @ Franciscus on March 19, the third anniversary of his inauguration as the Bishop of Rome. Perhaps his favorite filter will be “rise.” ...

A bikini model has claimed that Pope Francis’ Instagram account liked a racy photo of her dressed in stockings and suspenders. Natalia Garibotto, 27, said the pontiff’s verified Franciscus ...

The Vatican has launched an investigation into Pope Francis' Instagram account after his official page “liked” a raunchy picture of a half-clothed bikini model, according to a report ...