Pope Francis begins his Instagram journey
Pope Francis made his Instagram debut Saturday, and there wasn't a #brunch, #sunset or #selfie in sight.
"Pray for me," read the post, with the phrase in nine languages.
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Instagram founder CEO Kevin Systrom was apparently there to witness the post.
The pope announced the posting on his Twitter account, explaining the purpose behind it.
The Instagram team met with the pope in Feburary and showed him a bound book featuring 10 historic moments, like the Nepalese earthquake and the surge of Middle Eastern migrants into Europe, that were documented in images.
This is the pope's second social media presence after his Twitter account, which has 8.9 million followers.
Hopefully the pope takes his own advice on Instagram. He has warned against chasing after too many likes on social media.
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Liza Hearon was the Deputy Editor for Mashable UK. Liza started her career in journalism writing about punk bands for a 'zine in Florida, and her wanderlust has led her to work for news organisations in Russia, Japan and now London. Prior to joining Mashable, she was the European homepage editor for the Wall Street Journal. Liza loves podcasts, karaoke and really, really spicy food.
