EPPC Senior Fellow George Weigel is the author of Witness to Hope, the bestselling biography of Pope John Paul II. Mr. Weigel is presently in Rome, providing commentary for NBC television during the mourning for the Pope. He will remain there through the Conclave to select the next Pope. This page brings together selections of some of EPPC's work related to the late Pope John Paul II, including obituaries and remembrances.

EXCERPTS FROM THE DOCUMENTARY WITNESS TO HOPE

Witness to Hope was turned into a documentary in 2001. The following three clips from the documentary are made available online here. (Special thanks to Nine Systems for streaming the video.)

• The Pope in Private
  Newsweek
   
• A Disciple Defined by His Faith
  Boston Globe
   
• Mourning and Remembrance
  Wall Street Journal
   
• Pope John Paul II: An Appreciation
  Scripps Howard News Service
   
• The Heroic Papacy
  Beliefnet
   
• The Radical Christian
  National Post (Canada)
   

MAJOR LECTURES AND ARTICLES

• The Next Pope—And Why He Matters to All of Us
  The Fourth Annual William E. Simon Lecture
   
• Lessons of a Pontiff's Twilight
  Washington Post
   
• The President and The Pope: Reagan and John Paul II
  National Review
   

SELECT "CATHOLIC DIFFERENCE" COLUMNS

• Covering a Sick Pope
   
• The Pope and the President on Freedom
   
• A Theological Time-Bomb
   
• The Pope, the Italians, and the Rest of Us
   

NEW MEMORIAL EDITION OF WITNESS TO HOPE

Witness To Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel is the definitive biography of the Pope. A special memorial edition, with new material, has been released this month by HarperCollins.

• Click here to pre-order from Amazon.com.
   
• Click here to pre-order from Barnes and Noble.