Vatican investigates papal ‘like’ of model

The Vatican is investigating how Pope Francis’s official Instagram account “liked” a photo of a scantily clad Brazilian model. A Vatican official said Friday the “like” didn’t originate from the Holy See, and as such, the Vatican was working “in close connection” with Instagram. Earlier this month, Francis’s official Instagram account was shown as having “liked” a photo of Natalia Garibotto, a Brazilian model whose Instagram account features dozens of photos of her in thong bikinis and provocative poses. In the liked photo, she is dressed as an apparent schoolgirl. The purported papal endorsement generated smirks and jokes on social media.