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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 165 No. 15
COVER
Defender of the Faith
Pope John Paul II 1920-2005
Men Who Might Be Pope
It is not a matter of filling John Paul's shoes; there will never be another quite like him
The Pope's Message
Nancy Gibbs on the meaning of the life and ministry of John Paul II
The Pope's True Revolution
John Paul II's legacy is more profound than mere Catholic conservatism

Cartoons of the Week
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
The Weekly Acoustic News
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World
Photos: Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex
Pictures of the Week
Short List: TIME's Weekly Critics' Picks
Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel
Photos: Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting
New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending