J Balvin is giving us all a much-needed break from Bennifer’s wedding, Leo’s breakup, and the latest Kardashian Photoshop bust with some pretty flawless selfies with Pope Francis.
The hitmaker “Mi Gente”, 37, took full advantage of a photo opp we didn’t know we needed on Thursday at the Vatican’s Vitae Foundation Summit, where he and several other international artists gathered to discuss ways to improving society and culture through art. .
Clearly Calvin believes the ascension process begins with an impromptu photoshoot with the Supreme Pope of the Catholic Church, 85, and we find it hard to disagree.
Photographers at the event captured the Colombian musician (whose real name is José Álvaro Osorio Balvín) feeling right at home on an empty seat next to Francis, where he pulled out his iPhone to capture the divine interaction.
Balvin, perfectly dressed in a tight black suit, leaned gleefully against the religious pillar, opting for his usual all-white papal regalia, and made his way by opening the camera on the front of his device.
The temporary besties both beamed big smiles as the “I Like It” collaborator snapped away. At one point, Balvin changed things and gave the camera a mean mug, prompting Francis to follow suit admirably.
After the brief encounter, the singer shook hands with the Argentine native and said a few words that were not heard in the video featured in the Instagram carousel of the exchange.
In his caption, Balvin boasted of their “Latino Gang” adding (in Spanish): “Always on HIGH VIBRATION, LOVE AND TOLERANCE.”
Also at the event, the father of one, who welcomed daughter Rio with his longtime girlfriend Valentina Ferrer in June 2021, took to a stage – where he was flanked by Luis Quinelli, the foundation’s president, and Alejandro Roemmers, the Argentine writer and producer – and answered questions from journalists.
OUR question, however, is: what did Balvin say to Francis?!