Pope Francis hangs out with YouTube creators in the Vatican -- His Holiness takes group selfie

Regardless of your religious affiliations or beliefs, meeting the Pope is a very monumental thing. After all, he is the leader of the Catholic Church, which has many millions of members. The current Pope, who adopted the moniker of "Francis", is quite popular with some folks thanks to his apparent rebuke of riches and excess.

Eleven lucky YouTube creators got to meet Pope Francis, even taking a selfie with His Holiness. However, the meeting was not just a photo opportunity. Actually, they got to speak with the Catholic Church leader, even asking him questions.

"We want to continue empowering people to come to YouTube to tell stories and form connections that encourage empathy and understanding between diverse communities. That’s why today 11 international YouTube creators met with Pope Francis, who cares deeply about bringing young people together. This first-of-its-kind dialogue took place during the VI Scholas World Congress, which the Pope created to encourage peace through real encounters with youth from different backgrounds", says Juniper Downs, Head of Policy for YouTube, Google.

Downs further says, "The YouTube creators who participated in this conversation represent more than 27 million subscribers globally. They come from ten different countries and diverse religious backgrounds: Louise Pentland (United Kingdom), Lucas Castel (Argentina),Matemática Río (Brazil), Hayla Ghazal (United Arab Emirates), Dulce Candy (United States), Matthew Patrick (United States), Jamie and Nikki (Australia and Sudan/Egypt),Greta Menchi (Italy), Los Polinesios (Mexico) and anna RF (Israel)".

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For whatever reason, YouTube is not producing a single video of the meeting, instead pointing interested viewers to the individual channels (you can click the links above). It is there that the creators will recount the experiences, including the questions that they chose to ask the Pope. Please note, not all of them have uploaded such videos yet.

Both this meeting and the selfie are good indicators of how influential YouTube has become. These video creators should no longer be considered third-rate celebrities. After all, they are worthy of meeting the Pope -- something some TV and movie stars will never accomplish.