J Balvin takes a few selfies with Pope Francis as he attends a summit for artists at the Vatican in Rome
Four-time Grammy nominee J Balvin received a rare honor when he met the head of the Catholic Church on Thursday.
While attending the first Vatican Vitae Summit in Rome, the 37-year-old musician snapped a few selfies with Pope Francis, 85, who donned his traditional white robes
For the special occasion, the La Canción singer cut a dapper figure in a classic black suit with a white shirt.
Ultimate selfie: J Belvin, 37, snapped the ultimate selfie at the Vatican on Thursday as he sat next to Pope Francis, 85, at an artists’ summit at the Vatican
He was among artists such as Patricia Heaton, David Oyelowo, Hayley Atwell, Pixar exec Pete Doctor, Andrea Bocelli and Marcus Mumford invited to “start a conversation about how to use art to create a culture of hope and… promote unity”. Vatican News.
During his meeting with dozens of artists present, the Pope said to them: “You are the preachers of beauty. beauty is good for us; beauty heals; Beauty helps us move forward in our journey.’
Writing next to his post, the Qué Más Pues? The artist wrote, “Few of us take smiling selfies and another flows into the Latino gang with Pope Francis.”
Flow Latino: The Grammy winner shared his writing experience on social media: “Few of us take smiling selfies and another flow latino gang with Pope Francis.”
Beauty: Pope Francis told the participants: “You are the preachers of beauty. beauty is good for us; beauty heals; Beauty helps us move forward in our journey.
‘Always on HIGH VIBRATION, LOVE AND TOLERANCE. hp A video at the end so you get the vibe.’
Photos show the Holy Father and J smiling as they look at the snaps on the Grammy winner’s phone.
The video shows the actual taking of the selfie and the Prince of Reggaeton shaking hands with Pope Francis.
Love: After his meeting with the Pope, the prince of reggaeton wrote: “Always on HIGH VIBRATION, LOVE AND TOLERANCE”
The post has garnered more than one point five million likes as well as thousands of comments from its fans and celebrity friends including supermodel Naomi Campbell.
‘❤️❤️❤️,’ wrote the English beauty, 52, captioning the slideshow.
The relatively new FollowVitae Instagram page also shared photos of the star-studded event.
Dream: Actress Patricia Heaton, 64, was among dozens of artists invited to the inaugural Vitae Summit. She called it “a real dream to come together and discuss hope through art with (the Pope)”.