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Instagram is the fastest growing social network out there – and also the number one source for selfies, cat photos, and food pics (I am definitely guilt of the latter on my Instagram page).

With over 400 million active users, it’s sometimes hard to sort through the noise to find people worth following. That’s especially true when it comes to Catholics on Instagram. With that mind, we sorted through hundreds of suggestions from readers and came up with our short list of “Catholics on Instagram That You Should Follow” (we’ve also built a more complete list of Catholics on Instagram – this page just has the cream of the crop).

We factored in six major criteria in this decision:

Type of Content: Are they posting content that is evangelistic in nature or just photos of their dinner?
Beauty: Are their images beautiful?
Followers: How many followers do they have?
Engagement: Are people actively engaging with their content?
Frequency: Are they posting regularly?
Originality: Are they posting the same content as everyone else or creating things that are unique?

Here are Our Picks for the Top Catholics on Instagram That You Should Follow…

Friars of the Renewal

@cfr_franciscans

The Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal was founded in 1987, in the Bronx, to work with the poor and to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

nunandnunner

@nunandnunner

Sr. Mary Rose + Sr. Maria Stella = Nun & Nunner! They’re best friends who got their hands on a couple of habits. So funny that you’ll forget they’re not real nuns.

Ali Hoffman

@theoodlesofdoodles

She really loves Jesus and donuts…and she does amazing hand lettering.

Pope Francis

@franciscus

Get an up close look at the ministry of the Holy Father!

Elissa Voss

@elissavoss

Photographer. Storyteller. Artist. Missionary Heart. Cultivating beauty, goodness, and truth.

Fabiola Garza

@catholiccolors

A Disney character artist who is using her amazing talent to share the Gospel through beautiful hand drawn images.

Fr. Chris Ortega

@fr_co

Coffee. Fitness. Jesus. Mediocrity is not an option. Seasonal Beard Grower. Catholic Priest.

Cassie Pease

@cassiepeasedesigns

Just a girl trying to evangelize the world…one iPhone wallpaper at a time.

One Secret Mission

@onesecretmission

Their goal is to capture, create and inspire the world through beautiful photography.

Josh Hanson

@jflorinhanson

Catholic. Romanian. Youth Minister. Religious Art Freak. Painter. Hot Mess. In love with Jesus and His Mama

Blessed is She

@blessedisshe__

An amazing community of like-minded Catholic women, but their Instagram feed is so good it’s worth following no matter your gender.

Looking for new Catholics to follow on Instagram? We've rounded up a list of the best Catholics on Instagram. Let us know if we missed your favorite.

Michael Marchand

Michael is a Catholic evangelist, author and speaker.

After spending 11 years as a parish youth minister, Michael left parish ministry to work full-time with ProjectYM (a ministry he cofounded a few years earlier).

Michael's resume also includes preaching gigs at events and conferences around the world, a Catholic theology degree, authoring a book on Catholic evangelization, years of training and consulting with parish/diocesan leaders on technology and social media, countless online projects, and the founding of 2 ProjectYM mission bases: one in Uganda and one in Chattanooga, TN.

Michael is blessed to be part of an amazing missionary family. Michael, his beautiful wife (Crystal) and three kids recently settled in Chattanooga to serve the local Church there.

Christina

Just a heads up, Nun and nunner aren’t actually religious sisters… it’s a comedic act they do.
- One of “the nuns”
  
  👍 You are correct, friend! We messaged Michael to let him know and maybe to add “quotes” or something. 😉
TeE

I just love Nun and Number! They crack me up! My youth group loves them too!!
- Tee
  
  Crazy phone!! *i meant Nun and Nunner. Lol
  - One of “the nuns”
    
    Darn! We are having phone problems too! God BLESS* you! 😊❤
- One of “the nuns”
  
  Thank you so much!!! We would love to come visit and do a show! Good bleas you!
AussIES HAVE INSTAGRAM TOO

What about @frrobgalea?! He’s an Australian priest who’s awesome and his insta is so good!
Richy Orozco

Nun and Nunner are too funny! ❤️😂 You should also follow us at http://www.instagram.com/CatholicConnect 😋
Claire Aalerud

Just an edit! Looks like @jflorinhanson changed his name to @jflorinh
Patrick Pulis

Nice list. Check out @Saint_of_the_month where we send out boxes that features a different saint each month.Learn about a Saint, Pray with them, and become a saint
Hallow

Hi everyone! Some friends and I recently built an app for guided prayer sessions – if you’re interested, definitely feel free to drop me a line or check it out: https://kck.st/2qt4SBv thanks so much!