Pope Benedict XVI: The New Shepherd (Cover Story / Pope Benedict XVI)
It's hard to follow a superstar; will the new Pope with the fierce reputation be able to take up where John Paul II left off?

Pope Benedict XVI: The Conquest of Rome (Cover Story / Pope Benedict XVI)
The stealth campaign for Ratzinger began 18 months ago. An inside look at how he won

The Turning Point (Cover Story / Pope Benedict XVI)
How the upheavals of 1968 turned a Vatican II reformer into an ardent conservative

What Should He Do? (Pope Benedict XVI / Pope Benedict XVI)
A TIME Forum: American Catholics suggest priorities the new pontiff should tackle in the days ahead

Pope Benedict XVI: Viewpoint: The Vicar of Orthodoxy (Cover Story / Pope Benedict XVI)
The Pope's dogma is a circular system that's immune to reasoned query

Pope Benedict XVI: Spheres of Influence (Cover Story / Pope Benedict XVI)
The Pope's traditional brand of thinking draws on lessons from many great figures, past and present, and radiates far and wide


Madman in the Kitchen (Food)
Heston Blumenthal scientifically pairs tastes--caviar and chocolate, anyone?--in (usually) divine ways


How to Get Out Alive (Behavior)
From hurricanes to 9/11: What the science of evacuation reveals about how humans behave in the worst of times


Iraq's Next Fault Line
U.S. officials are worrying about plans to remove former Baathists from Iraqi security positions

42 Years Ago in Time (Milestones)

Punchlines: May 2, 2005 (Punchlines)

Toy Story 3: Dolly Dramas
Two huge dollmakers square off in a corporate battle

The Blair Legacy: Not Exactly Piffle (In The Arena)

Insert Icky Pun Here
Wendy's faces a p.r. nightmare: a severed finger in a bowl of chili

Numbers: May 2, 2005 (Numbers)

Way to Reel in the Tourists?
Martha's Vineyard launches its first annual Jaws Fest for movie buffs

Turmoil At The Top
Across the world, many countries struggle with a change in leadership

Milestones May 2, 2005

Verbatim: May 2, 2005

Heading for the Wild, Wild East
North America's biggest cat, the mountain lion, is making a comeback

Any Kerry Supporters On The Line?
The Bush Administration punishes some Democrat backers

Losing His Groove
Could Arnold Schwarzenegger's honeymoon be coming to an end?


Meet the Mompreneurs (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Connections / Mother's Day Edition)
Kid-inspired creations are turning a profit for parents with patents

Miracle Moms (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Connections / Mother's Day Edition)
Women with HIV can now give birth safely

The Mommy Brain (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Connections / Mother's Day Edition)
No, diapering does not make you ditzy. Motherhood, argues a new book, makes you smarter

A Night for the TIME 100 (From The Editor)

Greenspan's Deficits
The storied Fed Chairman is battling inflation, sluggish growth--and some harsh new scrutiny

Inflation: It's Worse Than You Think (Inflation)
Inflation is back, and its newest form has many worrying aspects

Temper, Temper, Temper ...
Charges that John Bolton is a bully and distorts intelligence could sink Bush's nominee to the U.N.


100 Years in One Life (Theater)
August Wilson is on the final stretch of his 10-play epic. But he isn't through talking about racism, black actors--and why he doesn't read Shakespeare

Music: The New Ghost of Tom Joad (Music)
Springsteen's album--minus the E Street Band--revisits his abiding interests with mixed results

Books: Unconventional Wisdom (Books)
In Freakonomics, economist Steven Levitt asks hard questions about our society--and answers them

6 Shows To Catch On Cable


Sports: From The Sidelines: Blogs On Deck (Sports)

Sports: Pop A Wheelie (Sports)

Doctor's Orders: May 2, 2005 (Health)

Health: My Trapezoid (Health)
What's right--and wrong--with the new plan


Q&A Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh plays Franklin Roosevelt in HBO's Warm Springs, airing April 30.

Is This Bennifer Forever?

First Look: Rolling Over Beethoven (First Look)

Misbehavin' 101


In God's Hands
Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, the devoutly religious and even staunch unbelievers responded to our stories on Pope John Paul II, sharing sadness, praise and memories of his ministry along with some sharp criticism of the Pontiff's conservative line on contraception and the ordination of women priests


Did Chess Make Him Crazy?
If you think video games are dangerous, consider the saga of Bobby Fischer