INDEPTH: POPE JOHN PAUL II
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CBC News Online | March 14, 2006
Sunday mass for Pope John Paul II, St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto. (Dwight Friesen, CBC News Online)
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Man who shot Pope John Paul II rearrested in Turkey (Jan. 20, 2006)
Pope John Paul's gunman freed after 25 years in jail (Jan. 12, 2006)
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John Paul's path to sainthood shortened (May 13, 2005)
Pilgrims begin visiting Pope's grave (April 13, 2005)
Canadian cardinal a papal candidate: report (April 10, 2005)
Cardinals impose media blackout while picking pope (April 9, 2005)
Huge crowd attends Pope's funeral (April 8, 2005)
World watches funeral of John Paul II (April 8, 2005)
Polish Canadians say they've lost a family member (April 8, 2005)
Pope's will reveals he considered stepping down (April 7, 2005)
Rome struggles to control crowds (April 7, 2005)
Canadian Popemobile going on display (April 7, 2005)
Cardinals choose date to elect new pope (April 6, 2005)
Rome to end line for papal viewing (April 6, 2005)
Prayers, tears, as thousands say farewell to John Paul II (April 5, 2005)
Supporters say Canadian cardinal has papal qualities (April 5, 2005)
Irish bookies taking bets on next pope (April 4, 2005)
Cardinals meet for funeral preparations, swear secrecy oath (April 4, 2005)
Pope's passing marked across Canada (April 3, 2005)
Requiem mass held for Pope (April 3, 2005)
Letter writers praise, criticize John Paul II (April 3, 2005)
Septic shock led to Pope's death (April 3, 2005)
Martin remembers 'a true apostle of peace' (April 2, 2005)
World leaders join in mourning (April 2, 2005)
Polish-Canadians say Pope made them proud (April 2, 2005)
Cardinals go to Rome to pick new pontiff (April 2, 2005)
The Pope is dead (April 2, 2005)
Jews, Muslims pay tribute to John Paul II (April 2, 2005)
John Paul II remembered as 'remarkable', from CBC Montreal (April 2, 2005)
Ailing Pope remains "serene:" Vatican (April 1, 2005)
Pope may need feeding tube: report (March 29, 2005)
Pope silent for Easter blessing (March 27, 2005)
Catholics cheer Pope's video appearance (March 25, 2005)
Doctors say Pope doesn't need hospitalization (March 22, 2005)
Pope blesses crowd in St. Peter's Square (March 16, 2005)
Pope home from hospital (March 13, 2005)
Pope speaks in meeting: Vatican official (March 1, 2005)
Aide reads Pope's Sunday blessing (Feb. 27, 2005)
Ailing Pope undergoes tracheotomy (Feb. 25, 2005)
Gay marriage part of "ideology of evil," Pope says (Feb. 23, 2005)
Pope stronger for weekly blessing (Feb. 13, 2005)
Pope John Paul out of hospital (Feb. 10, 2005)
Pope blesses faithful from hospital bed (Feb. 6, 2005)
Pope rushed to hospital (Feb. 1, 2005)
Pope shares fears of violence in Iraq, Sudan (Dec. 27. 2004)
Pope begs Jesus not to abandon humanity (Dec. 24, 2004)
Vatican returns relics to Orthodox Church (Nov. 27, 2004)
Pope may visit Quebec in 2008 (Oct. 18, 2004)
Pope directs gay marriage comments at Canadian ambassador (Sept. 4, 2004)
Pope names six new saints (May 16, 2004)
Frail health doesn't keep Pope from Good Friday services (April 9, 2004)
Pope gives Gibson film thumbs up (Dec. 18, 2003)
Pope beatifies Mother Teresa (Oct. 19, 2003)
Celebrations mark Pope's 25th anniversary (Oct. 16, 2003)
Pope makes 100th foreign trip (June 5, 2003)
War participants will answer to God: Pope (March 19, 2003)
Pope asks pilgrims to pray for Canada's World Youth Day (July 10, 2002)
Survivors of church abuse want meeting with Pope (July 3, 2002)
CBC News: Pope's travel itinerary may be trimmed (May 26, 2002)
Pope too tired to read speech on 82nd birthday celebration (May 18, 2002)
Pope lets cardinal fill in during Palm Sunday mass (March 24, 2002)
Pope breaks silence over sex abuse (March 21, 2002)
Pope John Paul condemns 'dark clouds' of war (Dec. 25, 2001)
Pope apologizes via internet for church abuse (Nov. 22, 2001)
Pope says mass for 300,000 in Lviv (June 26, 2001)
Pope John Paul turns 80 (May 18, 2000)
Pope celebrates 'special bond' in Fatima (May 12, 2000)
Pope beatifies five 'servants of God' (April 9, 2000)
Pope ends historic pilgrimage (March 26, 2000)
Pope pays emotional visit to Holocaust memorial (March 23, 2000)
Pope opens Holy Door to new millennium (Dec. 25, 1999)
Pope dubbed 'world's greatest thinker' (Nov. 8, 1999)
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Pope John Paul II led the world's Roman Catholics since he was the surprise choice of the College of Cardinals on Oct. 16, 1978.
Born in Poland on May 18, 1920, Karol Wojtyla (pronounced voy-TIH-wah) was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI, who died in 1523.
He was the 264th pope, and ranks among the three who have served longest, with St. Peter (32-67) and Blessed Pius IX (1846-78).
John Paul was the most travelled pope, having visited almost 130 countries and territories - including Canada, three times.
He was a conservative pope in terms of doctrine, rejecting the ordination of women, forbidding priests from marrying, backing an international campaign against same-sex unions and opposing birth control and abortion.
But he's also credited with helping end communist rule in Eastern Europe.
John Paul tried to reconcile Christians and Jews, and the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
He declared 476 new saints and beatified 1,320 people, many more than his predecessors.
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