Pope John Paul II: Link to CNN Pictorial Gallery of his Life
The Roman Catholic Pope
Links to Information
This page presents links to information about the Roman Catholic Pope and the Papacy. It is not intended to be used as a primary source.  Links were up-to-date at the time of publication, but St. Mary Star of the Sea has no control over external websites.
The Death of a Pope
The Rites Flash presentation from LATimes.com

The Papal Election Process
Electing a Pope from Catholic-pages.com
Smoke Signals: Electing a New Pope from About.com
Analysis by John Peter Pham as reported in Newsweek online
Potential Candidates from LATimes.com

History of the Papacy
Popes of the 20th Century from the Vatican
Gallery of Popes 1-50
Gallery of Popes 51-100
Gallery of Popes 101-150
Gallery of Popes 151-200
Gallery of Popes 201-264

The Vatican
The Offical Site in English
L'Osservatore Romano official news in English
Inside the Vatican photo gallery from National Geographic.com

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops
Homepage with links to information and prayers for the Pope

The Diocese of San Diego
Mourning for Pope John Paul II, with links to other resources
Pope John Paul II
Official Biography from the Vatican
Interactive Flash series about his life and papacy from AP
"The Unflagging Evangelist" from LATimes.com
Collection of copyrighted photos from L'Osservatore Romano
Gallery of Pope John Paul II's Life from CNN.com
Gallery of Pope John Paul II photographs from Catholic.net
In Memory of
Pope John Paul II
Especially for Parents:

Explaining to your child
about choosing a new pope.

~from the Daughters of St. Paul
Pope Benedict XVI
Biographical Notes from the Vatican
First Speech and Blessing Urbi et Orbi from the Vatican
Biography from Oregon Catholic Press
Pope Benedict XVI
Send greetings to
Pope Benedict XVI!
Go to the page
at the Vatican
and scroll down
to the "Greetings" link
to send an email.