Accessibility links

Weekend Edition Sunday for April 3, 2005 Hear the Weekend Edition Sunday program for April 3, 2005

Weekend Edition Sunday

Subscribe to Breaking News Alerts

Religion

Church Mourns Pope's Death, Celebrates Legacy

by Sheilah Kast , Sylvia Poggioli

Church Mourns Pope's Death, Celebrates Legacy

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573256/4573257" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Pope John Paul II: A Tribute

The Pope's Roots Thrive in Poland

by Emily Harris

The Pope's Roots Thrive in Poland

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573259/4573260" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Remembrances

Recalling the Life and Legacy of Pope John Paul II

by Sylvia Poggioli

Recalling the Life and Legacy of Pope John Paul II

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573262/4573263" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Religion

Women's Role in the Church Under John Paul II

Women's Role in the Church Under John Paul II

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573265/4573266" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

National

Boston Catholics Mourn the Pope's Passing

by Sheilah Kast

Boston Catholics Mourn the Pope's Passing

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573268/4573269" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Sunday Puzzle

Sunday Puzzle: The Hunt for A-R

Sunday Puzzle: The Hunt for A-R

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573271/4573272" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Books

'Seize the Daylight': A History of Clock Chaos

'Seize the Daylight': A History of Clock Chaos

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4572036/4572218" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Pope John Paul II: A Tribute

Thousands Mourn Pope in Mass at St. Peter's

by Peter Kenyon

Thousands Mourn Pope in Mass at St. Peter's

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573277/4573278" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Religion

Issues Facing the Next Pope: Growth and Ideology

by Sheilah Kast

Issues Facing the Next Pope: Growth and Ideology

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573280/4573281" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Remembrances

Recalling John Paul at the National Shrine

by Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Recalling John Paul at the National Shrine

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573283/4573284" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

World

Insurgents Attack Abu Ghraib

by J.J. Sutherland

Dozens of Insurgents Attack Abu Ghraib Prison

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573286/4573287" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

World

Cholera Hits Congo's Refugees

by Jason Beaubien

Fleeing Attacks, Congo's Refugees Find Cholera

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573289/4573290" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Pope John Paul II: A Tribute

A Pope's Long Stand Against Communism

by Sylvia Poggioli

A Pope's Long Stand Against Communism

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573292/4573293" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

From Our Listeners

Listener Letters

by Sheilah Kast

Listener Letters

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573295/4573296" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Opinion

Reporter's Notebook: The Terri Schiavo Case

Reporter's Notebook: The Terri Schiavo Case

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573298/4573299" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

World

Militants Invoke Spain's Andalusian Heritage

by Jerome Socolovsky

Militants Invoke Spain's Andalusian Heritage

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573301/4573302" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Author Interviews

Foer's 'Extremely Loud' Follows 'Illuminated'

by Tom Vitale

Foer's 'Extremely Loud' Follows 'Illuminated'

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4573304/4573305" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Searching for a song you heard between stories? We've retired music buttons on these pages. Learn more here.

Weekend Edition Sunday

Browse archive or search npr.org