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That helps me, and my guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, and definitely not with our health. innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. and continuing the conversation about pope francis, the new "time" person of the year. he's been much the focus of attention since his inauguration in march of this year. being named "time's" person of the year shines a brighter light on the vatican. what does his leadership mean? joining me now, nbc's ann thompson. it's quite an extraordinary moment in the church. this man, who has taken over,...

It's a tradition that goes back to 1927 with charles lindbergh "time's" person of the year. this year's winner announced today is the head of the catholic church, pope francis. he beat out edward snowden to senator ted cruz. nancy gibbs, great to see you. thanks so much. why the pope? >> the pope because, really, in a year where we had a lot of interesting candidates, he changed the tone and the focus and the perception of one of the world's largest institutions and refocus the its energies on addressing the world's deepest needs. the fact that he was able to capture so many imaginations so qu...

Syrian president bashar assad, edith windsor and edward snowden. i'm joined by father dave dwyer and by washington post columnist and msnbc contributor, e.j. dionne. good morning, gentlemen. >> good morning. >> good to be with you. >> let me read you a statement from the vatican in response to the pope being named "time's" person of the year. the holy father is not looking to become famous or to receive harps, but if the choice of person of the year helped spread the gospel, the message of god's love for everyone, he will certainly be happy about that. father, that seems to pretty much sum up ...

Broader audience than that. the places where the church are growing are the global south, africa, latin america. this is the first latin american named "time" person of the year. it is a global pick. and i think that's right for "time" and right for the world we live in. >> help us understand the process that you go through to pick "time's" person of the year. looking back it seems to primarily be people that have at least made a positive impact in the wort and folks saying, snowden deserved this. the criteria should have been less about how much you like the person and more about how much the...

Because now, just nine months after taking over the papacy, jorge bergoglio, otherwise known as pope francis, is "time's" person of the year. pope francis has decried the church's focus on abortion, contraception and same-sex marriage, opened the door to the gay community and challenged the greed of capitalism. what makes this pope so important is with the speed in which he's captured the imagination of millions who had given up on the church. he's elevated the healing mission of the church. the church as servant and comforter of hurting people until an often harsh work. competing for the titl...