Eva Longoria Meets The Pope, Is Literally #Blessed

Actress Eva Longoria shook hands with Pope Francis on Wednesday -- and, from the looks of it, she's a big fan. 

Longoria posted a photo of the meeting on her Instagram account , along with the caption: "Praying with Pope Francis #Blessed #Literally."

According to Fox News Latino , the star is currently vacationing in Italy with her fiancé Jose Antonio Baston.  She was one of a crowd of thousands who attended the pope's general audience , which is held in St. Peter's Square on Wednesdays. 

Longoria was raised Catholic, but like a number of American Catholics today, her faith journey has led her to adopt positions that differ from official church teachings. She's pro-abortion rights  and she supports marriage equality . She is also divorced and will soon be remarried , which, according to Catholic church doctrine , is immoral .

Still, Longoria has been upfront about how important her religion is to her. She's spoken publicly about how her family would attend masses and honor saints' days when she was a child, and she reportedly grew up participating in Catholic Daughters of America, a woman's organization within the church. 

"I really looked at [the church] as an institution that provided guidance as to how we were raised," Longoria said in an interview with Parade . "To me, the Catholic church was inclusive. It included the blind, the poor, the minorities, the disabled.”

This isn't the first time the "Telenovela" star has made it a point to spend time with the pope. In 2015, Longoria visited the White House to hear Pope Francis speak during his trip to America.