Pope Francis hit one million Instagram followers within 12 hours of launching his account.br Pope Francis' new account was christened on Saturday with a photo of him kneeling in prayer.br The accompanying message said "pray for me" in 9 languages.br It was not a selfie.br His new account broke a record for getting one million followers -- the previous record was 24 hours held by David Beckham.br The Pope's Instagram handle is "Franciscus.