"That there are over 20 million people callously held in modern slavery in our world today is a mark of deep shame on the face of our human family."

Once a cherished pilgrimage site, much of the St. Elian monastery had been reduced to a pile of stones.

The society said its legal status in the church wasn't discussed but that lower-level talks would continue "without haste."

He hit the million-follower mark in just 12 hours, making his "our fastest growing account on Instagram to date."

"How beautiful it would be if in every diocese there were a structural work of mercy: a hospital, a home for the aged or abandoned children... a home for recovering drug addicts."

"It's not a gift we simply receive, but one we must give to others."