http://www.today.com/news/pope-francis-named-times-2013-person-year-2D11723759
“Rarely has a new player on the world stage captured so much attention so quickly – young and old, faithful and cynical – as Pope Francis,” explained Time managing editor Nancy Gibbs.
Pope Francis is the third Pope "Person of the Year", after John XXIII in 1962 and John Paul II in 1994 - via Vatican Radio @news_va_en
