Time magazine has named Pope Francis as its Person of the Year.
The US magazine chose the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church as the most influential figure of the year in its annual review.
The 76-year-old Argentinian was picked from a varied shortlist that included Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, NSA leaker Edward Snowden, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and twerking superstar Miley Cyrus.
Time called the Pope a "septuagenarian superstar" and said he had taken "the name of a humble saint and then called for a church of healing".
Francis became 266th leader of the world's Roman Catholics in March this year, following the surprise abdication of Benedict XVI.
Time managing editor Nancy Gibbs said Pope Francis had changed the tone, the perception and focus of one of the world's largest institutions in an extraordinary way.
Former NSA contractor Snowden, whose leaks caused a media sensation worldwide, was named the runner-up.
The other names on the shortlist were Texas senator and darling of the Tea Party Ted Cruz; US president Barack Obama; Iran's new president Hassan Rouhani; US health secretary Kathleen Sebelius; and gay rights activist Edith Windsor.
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