Catholic News Agency

ROME — The first “selfie” of retired pontiff Benedict XVI is making the rounds on social networks.

Non c’è uno senza due! Ecco il secondo selfie di oggi di #Papa #BenedettoXVI, stavolta con Don Sebastiano Sequino. pic.twitter.com/lYEc66vseZ

— Gianluca Barile (@GianlucaBarile1) September 11, 2014

The photo was shared by Twitter user Gianluca Barile on his Twitter account Sept. 11 and is the first known selfie in which the retired Pontiff has appeared.

The above tweet translates as, “Here is the first-ever #selfie #Papa Emeritus #BenedettoXVI, together with Giuseppe Ricciardi of Aversa.”

Hours later, Barile published a second selfie of Benedict XVI, this time together with Italian priest Fr. Sebastiano Sequino.

Ecco il primo #selfie in assoluto del #Papa Emerito #BenedettoXVI, in compagnia di Giuseppe Ricciardi di Aversa. pic.twitter.com/ejZFJcXjnW

— Gianluca Barile (@GianlucaBarile1) September 11, 2014

“There’s two, not just one! This is the second selfie from today of Pope Benedict XVI, this time with Father Sebastiano Sequino,” Barile wrote.

Posted Sept. 12, 2014