Pope John Paul II: A Tribute

Commentary

John Paul's Complex Legacy: A Priest Reflects()  

April 8, 2005 Commentator Hugh Burns is a Dominican priest who preaches at Catholic churches around the country. He reflects on the complex, not-all-positive legacy of Pope John Paul II.

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Religion

Potential Successors to Pope John Paul II()  

Belgian Cardinal Godfried Danneels

April 19, 2005 Father Tom Reese, editor in chief of America, the Catholic weekly magazine, and John L. Allen, the Rome correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, assess some of the top candidates to succeed Pope John Paul II.

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Church Mourns Pope's Death()  

President and Mrs. Reagan meet with Pope John Paul II

April 3, 2005 Church leaders and mourners pray for Pope John Paul II, whose body lies in the Clementina Hall at the Vatican. Born Karel Wojtyla in Poland 84 years ago, John Paul died in Saturday after 26 years as pope.

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The Pope's Roots Still Strong in Poland()  

More than 100,000 worshippers packed Warsaw's Pilsudski Square. Reuters

April 3, 2005 The news of the pope's death hits especially hard in Poland, where thousands of the faithful had been praying for his recovery, even in the face of John Paul's sharply declining health. NPR's Emily Harris reports from southern Poland on how the pope's personal history has become woven into the landscape.

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The Papal Transition: An Overview()  

Crowds fill St. Peter's Square.

April 2, 2005 The Vatican has an intricate set of rules governing the papal transition. Father Thomas Reese, editor in chief of America, the Catholic weekly magazine, answers questions about the succession process and what to expect in the wake of Pope John Paul II's death.

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Religion

Timeline: Pope John Paul II()  

April 2, 2005 The following is a list of key dates in the life of Pope John Paul II, born Karol Jozef Wojtyla, 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

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The Next Pope: An Overview

Even as the Church mourns Pope John Paul II, tradition details the eventual transference of power.

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The Pope's Speeches

Listen: "We cannot stand idly by when thousands of human beings are dying of hunger." -- speaking to the United Nations during his first U.S. visit, Oct. 2, 1979

Listen: "Everyone is aware of the terrible risk that the stockpiling of [nuclear] weapons brings upon humanity." -- speaking at the White House, the first such visit by a pope, Oct. 6, 1979

Listen: "When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, we will stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life." -- speaking at a Mass on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 1979

Listen: "In the great battle for peace, humanity... must draw from its deepest and most vivifying sources..." -- speaking to representatives of the world's major religions during a day of prayer in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 27, 1986