John Paul II

The Holy See: John Paul II :

  - Official Vatican site provides his biography, transcripts of speeches and archive of his papal writings including all of his encyclicals.
American Catholic: Pope John Paul II :

- A look at the papacy of John Paul II, including biographical information, papal teachings and individual articles on papal trips.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Pope John Paul II :

- Articles, timeline, papal succession, and a forum.
BBC News In Depth: Pope John Paul II :

- Features video and audio broadcasts, biography, news, background stories, a biography, and photographs.
Biography.com: John Paul II :

- Biographical essay on the pope.
CBC News: Pope John Paul II: The Pilgrim Pope :

- Biographical profile with photos, quotes from his writings and speeches, timeline, summary of most important writings, brief essays on aspects of his pontificate, archive of news articles, opinion pieces.
CBS News: Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005 :

- Special report on the occasion of the pope's death includes reflections on his life and legacy, speculation on possible successors, features on American Catholics in Rome.
CNN: An Influential Pontiff :

- Provides a video biography of Pope John Paul II, possible successors, photographic biography and legacy.
MSNBC: Death of Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005 :

- News reports, reflections on his life and appraisals of his legacy. Includes description of papal election process.
The New York Times: Pope John Paul II :

- Archive of news stories, analysis and multimedia files from key moments in his pontificate. [Requires free registration.]
NPR: Pope John Paul II: A Tribute :

- Features a timeline, articles, commentary and audio broadcasts of some of the pope's speeches.
Patron Saints Index: Pope John Paul II :

- Biographical profile, list of people he beatified or canonized, image gallery. Documents grouped by year, in reverse chronological order.
The Pontificate of Pope John Paul II :

- Features the pope's biography and his writings.
Scotsman.com News: Pope John Paul II :

- Articles and aggregated news feeds.
Times Newspapers: Pope John Paul II :

- Recent articles on the late pontiff.
Washington Post: Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005 :

- Special section includes multimedia photo gallery (in Flash), articles on his life, and information on papal succession.
Who2: John Paul II :

- A profile of the pope, and links.
Wikipedia: Pope John Paul II :

- Article on his pontificate, with extensive hyperlinks.
ZPun: The "Unofficial" Pope John Paul II :

- Brief profile, links.
Frontline: John Paul II: The Millennial Pope :

- Film biography examines the life, character and legacy of Pope John Paul II. (September, 1999)
Time: Pope John Paul II :

- Profile by William F. Buckley. (April 13, 1998)