Learning from the Suffering of Pope John Paul II

By Jacki Lyden

Published March 5, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Michael Novak, Catholic theologian and friend of Pope John Paul II, and Rev. Father Thomas Reese, editor of America, the National Catholic Weekly, talk about the spiritual and bureaucratic challenges and lessons of the pope's health problems.

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Longtime listeners recognize Jacki Lyden's voice from her frequent work as a substitute host on NPR. As a journalist who has been with NPR since 1979, Lyden regards herself first and foremost as a storyteller and looks for the distinctive human voice in a huge range of national and international stories.

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