Pope Francis is often regarded as an incredibly progressive figurehead and he has showed that time and again.
Today, he met with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at Vatican City to discuss "how to use communication technologies to alleviate poverty, encourage a culture of encounter, and make a message of hope arrive, especially to those most in need.''
This happened after the Pope wished to meet a series of tech entrepreneurs in order to tackle poverty faced by millions of people.
The Crux Now reported that Zuckerberg was accompanied by his wife Priscilla Chan on his meeting with the Holy See.
The Pope and Zuckerberg also discussed on various ways to "... bring a message of hope, especially to the most disadvantaged."
These are the topics that Pope Francis has ceaselessly spoken about since his election, barely stopping to take a breath in the past three years.
Though he has publicly admitted in interviews to not owning a cell phone or using the computer, it seemed that Pope Francis now sees the value of the digital age, specifically in terms of the benefits new technologies can bring to evangelization and promoting human dignity.
His meeting with Zuckerberg and Chan marks the fourth time he has met with a major tech head this year.
Last Jan. 15, the Pope has welcomed Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google parent company Alphabet, for a private meeting at the Vatican. A week later, he granted another private audience to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
The Pope has also made an effort to engage with big name celebrities who share topics of interest such as Leonardo DiCaprio, with whom he met on Jan. 28.
He has also started to make waves on social media, opening a Twitter account in 2012 and launching his own Instagram March 19, just weeks after his Feb. 26 meeting with the CEO and co-founder of Instagram, Kevin Systrom at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.
