Pope Francis joins Instagram

<p>Pope Francis finally got an Instagram, so we can officially find out what his favorite filter is.</p><p>The pope posted his first picture Saturday with the caption &quot;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDIgGXqAQsq/?taken-by=franciscus" target="_blank">pray for me</a>&quot; in nine languages. An hour after that was posted, his account got over 100,000 followers.</p><p><a href="http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2016/02/27/pope_francis_meets_with_ceo_of_instagram,_kevin_systrom/1211636" target="_blank">Last month, the pope</a>&nbsp;met with Instagram&#39;s CEO and co-founder Kevin Systrom.</p><p>Some speculated the meeting was meant to sway the already social media-savvy pope to join the site. Francis even gave his new Instagram account&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/711152491912667136" target="_blank">a shoutout on Twitter</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDIhEh9gBIb/?taken-by=kevin" target="_blank">Systrom said in a post Saturday</a>: &quot;Watching Pope Francis post his first photo to Instagram today was an incredible moment. ... Your messages of humility, compassion and mercy will leave a lasting mark.&quot;</p><p><i>This video includes clips from&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgm9aJAHMfA" target="_blank"><i>the Vatican</i></a><i>&nbsp;and images from&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BCP_SbOgBDr/?taken-by=kevin" target="_blank"><i>Instagram / kevin</i></a><i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDIgGXqAQsq/?taken-by=franciscus" target="_blank"><i>Instagram / franciscus</i></a><i>.</i></p>