Pope Francis leads his general weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The Pontiff is one among the 7 top nominees running for this year's Peace Nobel Prices, together with angela Merkel, John Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif, Mussie Zerai, Denis Mukwege and Victor Ochen. The winner of the 2015 Peace Nobel Prize is to be announced next Friday, October 9. (Photo by Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty Images)