This is the third year that the pope has been considered a strong contender for the prize, though he remains a long shot.

“Sport transcends the level of pure physicality and takes us into the arena of the spirit and even of mystery.”

Pope Francis asked people to follow the example of St. Therese of Lisieux.

“To kill in the name of God is satanic,” Pope Francis said as he celebrated Mass for Father Jacques Hamel.

"Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy."

Benedict XVI: “Obedience to my successor has always been unquestionable.”