TIME 100: Pope John Paul II
John Paul II is named to TIME's list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century

Man of the Year: Pope John Paul II
The cover story of TIME's 1994 Man of the Year

A Pontiff for Our Time
The Catholic Church celebrates 25 years of John Paul II's papacy
[10/15/2003]

Throwing Their Red Hats Into the Ring
The highly subtle contest to succeed the Pope is under way
[3/26/2001]

Rome's Next Choice?
Arch-conservative Cardinal Ratzinger emerges as a possible successor to Pope John Paul II
[1/10/2005]

From the TIME Archive
Stories on the pope and the church from the pages of TIME