Pope Francis Beats Miley Cyrus to Be TIME's Person of the Year

Pope Francis has been named TIME magazine's Person of the Year on Wednesday, December 11, meaning Miley Cyrus failed to take the coveted title. The Catholic church leader has been selected by editors of the magazine with consideration of a poll from its readers.

It was reported a while ago that Cyrus was leading the readers poll with 28 percent of the votes. She even scored a position on the Top 10 list which was revealed by the magazine's managing editor Nancy Gibbs on Monday. The only entertainer on the list, the 21-year-old singer thrived this year for her "Wrecking Ball" video which became a cultural phenomenon.

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Why Obama's memorial selfie was not a mark of disrespect

Barack Obama, David Cameron strike a pose with Helle Thorning Schmidt during the Nelson Mandela memorial service.

David Cameron, Barack Obama and the Danish prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, may have been caught out being less than graceful at Nelson Mandela's memorial service by taking selfies, but at least they got one bit of etiquette right. They didn't arrive at the service after the deceased. At the funeral of a friend of

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Beyoncé wore fur to a vegan restaurant – and there's nothing contradictory about that

Exciting news from the ongoing saga of "celebrities and their food": Jay Z and his good lady wife Beyoncé recently announced that they are temporarily going vegan – "or as I prefer to call it plant-based!!" wrote Hova on his website, displaying an enthusiasm for exclamation marks that belies his 44 years. Unleash the bloggers! "Is this good for veganism?" fretted Slate, before coming to the conclusion that it probably isn't, as the Z family's veganism might actually be just an advert for a friend's nutrition company.

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Paul Walker Funeral to Be Private

The family of Paul Walker is planning a private funeral for the Fast & Furious star after the Los Angeles County coroner's office released his body to Forest Lawn Mortuaries on Tuesday, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Walker, 40, died Nov. 30 alongside friend Roger Rodas after the Porsche Carrera GT Rodas was driving in Santa Clarita, Calif., careened into a light pole and tree, then burst into flames.

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