Reuters: Pope Francis, anti-nuclear activists among Nobel Peace Prize contenders
Pope Francis and a line-up of anti-nuclear campaigners headed lists of favorites to win the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize on the eve of Friday's announcement.
The Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was named as a leading contender for the $972,000 prize by Norway's state broadcaster NRK and by Nobeliana, a website run by historians who specialize in tracking the award.
NRK said Pope Francis' opposition to nuclear weapons boosted his chances, alongside his help in brokering a deal between the United States and Cuba, and his encyclical on climate change. Nobeliana mentioned his calls for social justice.
Update #1: Merkel, Zerai, Pope Francis all in Nobel Peace Prize buzz -- AP
Update #2: Nobel 101: How does the Peace Prize get picked? -- Michael Holtz, CSM
WNU Editor: Who will be this year's recipient? We will know the answer this Friday morning. Who in my opinion deserves the prize .... sighhhh .... no one appeals to me.
1 comment:
I nominate the Right Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper, Prime Minister of Canada.
Why?
Because no matter what he has had to say, no one considered sane, or intelligent, on this planet took him seriously. Thus, being irrelevant, he did his part to keep the peace.
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