Next in line

by Edward E. Plowman

Cover Story | Speculation ranges widely as the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome to choose a new pope

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/next_in_line]

Cover Story Sidebar | The College of Cardinals by region Europe: 58 Italy (20), Germany (6), Spain (6), France (5), Poland (3), Britain (2), Hungary (2), Portugal (2), Ukraine (2), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Bosnia-Herzegovina (1), Croatia (1), Czech Republic (1), Ireland (1), Latvia (1), Lithuania (1), Netherlands (1), Switzerland (1) Latin America and the Caribbean: 21 Brazil (4), Mexico (4), Colombia (3), Chile (2), Argentina (1), Bolivia (1), Dominican Republic (1), Cuba (1), Guatemala (1), Honduras (1),

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/sphere_of_influence]

Common ground

by The Editors

Cover Story Sidebar | Statements from evangelical leaders on Pope John Paul II

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/common_ground]

In this issue: "Who will be the next pope?," April 16, 2005

Advance notice

National | In the post-Schiavo era, living wills and other directives may not be good enough

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/advance_notice]

Stern proposal

by John Dawson

Sports | The NBA tries to find a way to keep teenage stars in college

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/stern_proposal]

Polly gaffes

by Mark Bergin

Education | Campus outrage awards focus on wacky campus liberalism

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/polly_gaffes]

Playing fair

by Jamie Dean

Sports | A pair of little-noticed rulings may leave their mark on women's sports

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/playing_fair]

Open and shut

by Mindy Belz

Nepal | A government-imposed lockdown has not stopped Nepal's tiny Christian minority from exporting hope and truth

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/open_and_shut]

Spreading salt

by Marvin Olasky

Interview | Scholar Alvin J. Schmidt on how Christianity has bettered society

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/spreading_salt]

The Buzz

by The Editors

Papacy Less than a dozen men are likely contenders to succeed Pope John Paul II when the College of Cardinals meets on April 18 to begin deliberations toward…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/the_buzz_1]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

Pair of hoods Travis Williams and Brandon Calmese of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are nothing if not persistent. Police say the two men were in a car going south on…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/quick_takes_1]

Quotables

by The Editors

"68 percent." The percentage of Americans who oppose same-sex marriage, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup survey released in early April. That's up from 55…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/quotables_1]

Prayer for Rome

by Hugh Hewitt

Many new believers don't know much of the struggles of Luther, Calvin, and Knox, but they all know of John Paul II and see him as having championed a social…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/04/prayer_for_rome]