"Pope Selfie"

This photograph was taken at the Vatican in Rome, by a couple of teenagers, using a smartphone, and is a so-called "selfie," the first one to ever include a Pope. The teenagers were there for a meeting with the Pope, a sort of youth day. Before the photo was taken, the young people had given the Pope a framed illustration of Jesus with a crown of thorns on his head. The Pope has made it clear that he wants to focus on the young people of the church, among a few other things, and what better way to reach out to the young people, especially  the teenagers, than through social media? I'm sure the person who took this picture felt very special to be taking a picture with the Pope, let alone to be in his very presence. This picture is so shocking because in the past, Popes have been very regal people, but Pope Francis has just done a very humble thing, by Papal standards.