Pope Francis was named Time magazine's 2013 Person of the Year for changing the perception of the Catholic Church in an extraordinary way in a short time as the new leader. He has been photographed in various settings, including delivering messages, meeting with other religious and political leaders, and attending masses, as he works to reform and modernize the Church's image and teachings.

2. Pope Francis, Time magazine's 2013
Person of the Year, is seen an undated
photo of the magazine cover provided by
Time, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Time
said the Catholic church’s new leader has
changed the perception of his organization
in an extraordinary way in a short time.
(AP Photo).

4. A decorated Christmas tree is seen in the foreground as Pope Francis delivers his message during the Angelus
noon prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. The
pontiff is scheduled to pray in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary in downtown Rome on the occasion of the
Immaculate Conception feast later in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

5. Pope Francis arrives adjusts his skullcap as he arrives in St. Peter's Square for the weekly general audience at
the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

6. Pope Francis (top) addresses to the crowd from his apartments during his sunday's Angelus prayer at St Peter's
square on December 1st, 2013 at the Vatican. (Andreas Solaro/AFP/getty Images)

7. Pope Francis leaves at the end of a Mass on the occasion of his visit to the Parish Church of St. Cirillo
Alessandrino, in Rome, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

8. Pope Francis (C) waves to the crowd as he arrives to lead a mass during a visit at the parish of S.Cirillo
Alessandrino on December 1st, 2013 in Rome. (Andreas Solaro /AFP/Getty Images)

9. Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday,
March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman
Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

10. New Pope, Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio appears at the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony
after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. ( Filippo
Monteforte, Filippo Monteforte /AFP/Getty Images)

11. Vatican City, Vatican - March 13: Newly elected Pope Francis I waves as he appears on the central balcony of
St Peter's Basilica on March 12, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was
elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

12. Pope Francis flanked by Monsignor Guido Marini, master of liturgical ceremonies, waves to the crowd from the
central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who
chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

13. Argentina's cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I (2ndL) appears with cardinals at the window of
St Peter's Basilica's balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13,
2013 at the Vatican. (Giuseppe Cacace /AFP/Getty Images)

14. Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I (C) appears at the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony
after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (Alberto
Pizzoli /AFP/Getty Images)

15. Vatican City, Vatican - March 13: Newly elected Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony of St Peter's
Basilica on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as
the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

16. Pope Francis blesses the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday,
March 13, 2013, shortly after being elected pope. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis, is
the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

17. French proto-deacon cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (C) announces the name of the new Pope, Argentinian
cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on March 13, 2013 from the balcony of St Peter's basilica at the Vatican.
( Filippo Monteforte /AFP/Getty Images)

18. White smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican,
Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The white smoke indicates that the new pope has been elected. (AP
Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

19. White smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel meaning that cardinals elected a new
pope in their ballot of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (Filippo Monteforte /AFP/Getty
Images)

20. Faithfull react in St Peter's Square after white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel
announcing that Catholic Church cardinals had elected a new pope during a conclave on March 13, 2013 at the
Vatican. (Filippo Monteforte /AFP/GettyImages)

21. White smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel meaning that cardinals elected a new
pope on the second day of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (Andreas Solaro
/AFP/Getty Images)

22. Vatican City,Vatican - March 13: A
woman holds rosary beads while she
prays and waits for smoke to emanate
from the chimney on the roof of the
Sistine Chapel which will indicate
whether or not the College of
Cardinals have elected a new Pope on
March 13, 2013 in Vatican
City,Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's
successor is being chosen by the
College of Cardinals in Conclave in
the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinalelectors, meeting in strict secrecy, will
need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one
vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff.
(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

23. Young men carry a wooden cross on St
Peter's square on the second day of the
conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican.
The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote
in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they began
the process of finding a successor to Benedict
XVI, who brought a troubled eight-year papacy
to an abrupt end by resigning last month.
(Gabriel Bouys /AFP/Getty Images)

24. Vatican City,Vatican - March 13: A man prays in St. Peter's Square as people wait for smoke to emanate from
the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel which will indicate whether or not the College of Cardinals have
elected a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City,Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's successor is being chosen
by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in strict
secrecy, will need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff. (Photo by Spencer

25. People wait under rain at St Peter' square for the smoke announcing the result of the conclave on March 13,
2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they
began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who ... brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an
abrupt end by resigning last month. (Filippo Monteforte /AFP/Getty Images)

26. People gather arround a wooden cross in
front of the St Peter's basilica square on the
second day of the conclave on March 13,
2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a
first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel
yesterday as they began the process of
finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who
brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an
abrupt end by resigning last month.
( GABRIEL BOUYS,GABRIEL
BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)

27. Vatican City, Vatican - March 13:
Black smoke billows out from a
chimney on the roof of the Sistine
Chapel indicating that the College of
Cardinals have failed to elect a new
Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican
City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's
successor is being chosen by the
College of Cardinals in Conclave in
the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinalelectors, meeting in strict secrecy,
will need to reach a two-thirds-plusone vote majority to elect the 266th
Pontiff. (Photo by Christopher
Furlong/Getty Images)

28. People wait under rain at St Peter' square for the smoke announcing the result of the conclave on March 13,
2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they
began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an
abrupt end by resigning last month. (Filippo Monteforte /AFP/Getty Images)

29. Vatican City, Vatican- March 13: People carry a cross through St Peter's Square as they wait for news on the
election of a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's successor is being
chosen by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in
strict secrecy, will need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff. (Photo by Joe
Raedle/Getty Images)

30. Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the
conclave to elect a pope in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Black smoke
indicates that no pope was elected. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

31. Nuns walk in the Bernini Colonnade in St. Peter's Square on the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope,
at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinals remained divided over who should be pope on
Wednesday after three rounds of voting, an indication that disagreements remain about the direction of the
Catholic church following the upheaval unleashed by Pope Benedict XVI's surprise resignation. (AP Photo/Oded

32. A general view shows St Peter's square when white smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine
Chapel (C background) meaning that cardinals elected a new pope during the conclave on March 13, 2013 at the
Vatican. (Tiziana Fabi /AFP/Getty Images)

33. A bell of St Peter's basilica rings as white
smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of
the Sistine Chapel (not pictured) meaning
that cardinals elected a new pope on the
second day of their secret conclave on March
13, 2013 at the Vatican (Vincenzo Pinto
/AFP/Getty Images)

34. Swiss guards stand while the balcony where the new pope will appear is seen in the background minutes after
white smoke rose from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel (not pictured) meaning that cardinals
elected a new pope on the second day of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (Vincenzo
Pinto /AFP/Getty Images)

35. Swiss guards enter St Peter's Square after white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel
announcing that Catholic Church cardinals had elected a new pope during a conclave on March 13, 2013 at the
Vatican. (Giuseppe Cacace /AFP/Getty Images)

36. Faithful wave an Argentine flag in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge
Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis, was elected on Wednesday the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic
Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

37. Italian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio arrives for a meeting of pre-conclave on March 9, 2013 at the Vatican. The
conclave of 115 "cardinal electors" will begin on March 12 under Michelangelo's famous frescoes of the Sistine
chapel to choose the 266th pope following the abruptend to Benedict's eight-year papacy which was often
overshadowed by scandals. (Filippo Monteforte /AFP/Getty Images)

38. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio
arrives for a meeting, at the
Vatican, Wednesday, March 6,
2013. Cardinals from around the
world have gathered inside the
Vatican for their first round of
meetings before the conclave to
elect the next pope, amid
scandals inside and out of the
Vatican and the continued
reverberations of Benedict XVI's
decision to retire. (AP
Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

39. Argentine Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio
speaks during a mass for Ash
Wednesday, opening Lent, the forty-day
period of abstinence and deprivation for
the Christians, before the Holy Week and
Easter, on February 13, 2013 at the
Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires,
Argentina Bergoglio is a candidate to
succeed Pope Benedict XVI. (JUAN
MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images)

40. Vatican City, Vatican City State: Pope Benedict XVI meets the archbishop of Buenos Aires Cardinal Jorge Mario
Bergoglio at the Vatican, 13 January 2007. (Arturo Mari / Osservatore Romano /AFP/Getty Images)

41. Pope Francis, third right, arrives to celebrate a mass for the end of the Year of Faith, in St. Peter's Square at the
Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

42. Pope Francis meets Sviatoslav
Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church,
during celebrations for the fiftieth
anniversary of the translation of the
relics of St. Josaphat to the Vatican
Basilica, in St. Peter's Basilica at the
Vatican, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. (AP
Photo/Andrew Medichini)

43. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, presents Pope Francis with a Menorah during their meeting at
the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. Netanyahu is on a visit to Italy, which include a meeting with Pope Francis at
the Vatican. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)

44. Workers begin the process of attaching a mosaic icon of Pope Francis next to the icon of Benedict XVI inside
St. Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica, in Rome, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. The basilica, one of Rome's four
basilicas, hosts mosaic portraits measuring 190 cm (75 in) of all the popes since St. Peter. (AP
Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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