Pope Francis Is Time’s Man of The Year

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The new pontiff gets the nod over a shortlist that included Edward Snowden, Ted Cruz and Bashar al-Assad.

Published Dec. 11 2013 11:26AM EST

articles/2013/12/11/pope-francis-is-time-s-man-of-the-year/131211-nadeau-pope_siel7j — Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

He’s got his daily words of wisdom on app; he’s made it almost cool to be Catholic; and he is decidedly an all around good guy, so it should come as no surprise that Pope Francis, after just nine months on the job, has been named Time magazine’s “Person

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Pope Francis Is Time’s Man of The Year

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