This page deals with Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II, including links to background information, recent news stories, and other related topics.
POPE BENEDICT XVI
- General Resources
Google News Search
http://news.google.com/
Technorati Weblog Search
http://www.technorati.com/The Holy See
http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
Benedict XVI (Vatican)
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi
Benedict XVI (April 19, 2005)
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/
benedict_xvi/elezione/index_en.htm
Holy See Press Services
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/Benedict XVI (EWTN)
http://ewtn.org/
Catholic News Service
http://www.catholicnews.com/
2005 Special Coverage (National Catholic Reporter)
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/
Catholic Online
http://www.catholic.org/
Wikipedia
(List of previous Pope Benedicts)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Cardinal_Ratzinger
Beliefnet
http://www.beliefnet.com/pope.html
ReligionLink (Religion Newswriters Foundation)
http://www.religionlink.org/tip_elected.php
Open Directory Project
http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/
Christianity/Denominations/Catholicism/Popes/B/Benedict_XVI/
List of Popes (Catholic Encyclopedia)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm
Resource page on Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
(Florida International University Library)
Papal Encyclicals Online
http://www.papalencyclicals.net/
April 2005 Media Web sites
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/
NPR
http://npr.org/
MSNBC
http://msnbc.msn.com/
CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/
Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/
PBS Online NewsHour
http://www.pbs.org/
Time Magazine
http://www.time.com/time/
world/article/0,8599,1051616,00.html
Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/
POPE JOHN PAUL II
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Poynter Online
Front Page Gallery
(April 3, 2005, Flash plugin required)
http://www.poynterextra.org/
Popebook/zrestricted/index.htm
The Pope in Print
(Anne Van Wagener, April 9, 2005)
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=47&aid=80819
Al’s Morning Meeting (April 3, 2005)
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=80522
The Page One Pope: A Legacy of Questions
(Roy Peter Clark, April 2, 2005)
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=80510
Special Edition: Al’s Morning Meeting Pope Resources
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=80492
Collection of U.S. Newspaper Web sites (April 2, 2005)
http://poynterextra.org/
sitegrabber/popedeathusa/slideshow.html
Collection of International Newspaper Web sites (April 2, 2005)
http://poynterextra.org/
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Biographical Sources
The Holy Father – John Paul II (Vatican)
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/
John Paul II: His Life (EWTN)
http://www.ewtn.org/JohnPaul2/life/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II
Pope John Paul II (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
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List of Pope John Paul II Travels and Statistics
The Papal Achievements of Pope John Paul II
(Beliefnet / Religion News Service, April 2005)
http://beliefnet.com/story/164/story_16403_1.html1. Pope John Paul II’s Travels Outside of Italy
http://www.usccb.org/pope/travels.htm
2. Pope John Paul II’s Visits to the United States
http://www.usccb.org/pope/ustravel.htm
(Lists from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)Vatican List of Pope John Paul II’s Travels (2004)
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/travels/ -
General Resources
EWTN: Eternal Word Television Network
http://ewtn.org/JohnPaul2/_mourning/_mourning_splash.asp
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
http://www.jp2cc.org/jp2/
Catholic News Service
http://www.catholicnews.com/jpii/
National Catholic Reporter
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/
update/conclave/conclave_index.htm
Catholic Online
http://www.catholic.org/pope_john_paul.phpPapal Transition (America Magazine)
http://www.americamagazine.org/papaltransition.cfm
Beliefnet
http://www.beliefnet.com/pope.html
ReligionLink (Religion Newswriters Foundation)
http://www.religionlink.org/tip_vatican.php
Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly (PBS)
http://pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/index_vatican.html
The Millennial Pope (PBS Frontline, 2003)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pope/
Pope John Paul II (Catholic Community Forum)
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pope0264.htm
Time 100: Pope John Paul II (Time Magazine, 1998)
http://time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/popejohn.html2005 Media Web sites
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/
NPR
http://npr.org/
MSNBC
http://msnbc.msn.com/
CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/
Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,152272,00.html
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/obit/pope/
PBS Online NewsHour
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/biography_pages/pope/
Time Magazine
http://.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1044120,00.html
U.S. News
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/pope/pohome.htm
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/johnpaul.html
Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/specials/pope/globe/
Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pope/
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/pope.htm
Christian Science Monitor
http://csmonitor.com/lib/backgrounders/pope/popeLegacy.htm
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/Collection of U.S. Newspaper Web sites
(Poynter Online, April 2, 2005)
http://poynterextra.org/
sitegrabber/popedeathusa/slideshow.htmlNewseum Collection of Front Pages
April 20, 2005Italy
Corriere della Sera
http://www.corriere.it/
Primo_Piano/Cronache/2005/Notizie/Papa/
La Stampa
http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/cronache/papa.asp
RAI (Radio/TV)
http://www.rainews24.rai.it/Notizia.asp?NewsID=53494
L’Osservatore Romano
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/or/or_quo/080q01.pdfPoland
Gazeta Wyborcza
http://serwisy.gazeta.pl/swiat/0,34282.htmlCollection of International Newspaper Web sites
(Poynter Online, April 2, 2005)
http://poynterextra.org/
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Hospital Visit (Late February 2005)
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4296537.stm
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/24/pope/
MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7022618/
NPR
http://npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4512205
CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/
2005/02/24/world/main676140.shtml
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
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Hospital Visit (Early February 2005)
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4228493.stm
CNN
http://cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/02/pope.health/
NPR
http://npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4474859
AP/CBS News
http://cbsnews.com/
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25th Anniversary (2003)
25th Anniversary of Pontificate (Vatican)
http://www.vatican.va/
holy_father/special_features/hf_jp_ii_xxv_en.htm
John Paul II: Celebrating 25 Years (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/pope/
John Paul Marks 25 years as Pope (CNN)
http://cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/15/pope.anniversary/
John Paul II: 25 Years As Pope (CBS News)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/
2003/10/09/sunday/main577399.shtml
Pope Celebrates 25th Anniversary (NPR)
http://npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1467959
The 25 Years of Pope John Paul II (EWTN)
http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=40210 -
Time Magazine Covers
1. October 30, 1978
http://time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101781030,00.html
2. June 18, 1979
http://time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101790618,00.html
3. May 25, 1981
http://time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101810525,00.html
4. December 26, 1994
http://time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101941226,00.html
5. April. 30, 2000
http://time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101000403,00.html
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Photographs
Guardian Unlimited
http://guardian.co.uk/gall/0,8542,779099,00.html
United Nations
http://www.un.org/News/Papal/photos.html
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org/pope/popegallery.htm
Washington Post (April 1, 2005)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
BBC News: (Collection 1)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/
picture_gallery/05/europe_pope_john_paul_ii/html/1.stm
BBC News: (Collection 2) (April 1, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4400221.stm
BBC News: (Collection 3) (April 2, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4405095.stm
U.S. News
http://usnews.com/usnews/photography/pope/pope.htm
USA Today
http://usatoday.com/news/graphics/pope/flash_06.htm
L’Osservatore Romano
http://vatican.va/news_services/or/photo/ph_index_ita.html

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