Audio gallery: Mourning the Pope
Sound and images from the week which followed the death of Pope John Paul II.

Ratzinger is elected as new Pope
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger becomes Pope Benedict XVI - the new head of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics.

Text: Benedict XVI's first speech
Text of first address by Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, after assuming the papacy.

Profile: Cardinal Ratzinger
A profile of Pope Benedict XVI - Bavarian Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

Pope buried in St Peter's crypt
Millions watch worldwide as Pope John Paul II is laid to rest in St Peter's Basilica.

Poles bid Pope emotional farewell
Hundreds of thousands of Poles gather in Krakow to bid an emotional farewell to the Polish Pope.

Pope mourned around the world
Some of the gatherings held around the world to mark the Pope's funeral.

N Koreans hold mass for Pope
Some 100 North Koreans attend a memorial Mass for Pope John Paul II in the country's capital Pyongyang.

Victims protest at Rome Mass
Americans abused by priests protest against a Mass celebrated in Rome by a major figure in the scandal.

Your tributes to the Pope
Thousands of readers from the across the world have sent in their comments in reaction to the death of the Pope. Here is a selection.

John Paul's last words revealed
Newly published Vatican documents detail Pope John Paul II's last words before his death in April.

Pope 'considered standing down'
Pope John Paul II's will indicates that he considered resigning in 2000, when he reached 80.

Key excerpts: Pope's will
Key extracts from the last will and testament of Pope John Paul II, released by the Vatican.

Pope's support for world's poor
John Paul II undertook many journeys to show his support in the developing world.

Pope's role in Communism's end
Angus Roxburgh assesses the Pope's role during the fall of the Communist bloc.

Pope's historic Holy Land odyssey
For Pope John Paul II, his journey to the Holy Land in 2000 was the culmination of a dream.

Challenges facing the Church
The election of a new Pope is a time for the Church to take stock and look to the future, writes Peter Gould.

Divided Church seeks inspiration
As the funeral atmosphere in Rome dissipates, the BBC's John Simpson outlines the difficulties facing cardinals as they choose a new pope.

John Paul II and the Anglicans
There was progress in Catholic Anglican relations under John Paul, but less than many had hoped for, says Alex Kirby.

Saving souls in cyberspace
Papal calls to embrace new technology have led the Church into cyberspace.

Head-to-head: New Pope's task
Two Catholic thinkers argue the case for and against modernisation, following the death of Pope John Paul II.

Pope's death leaves political void
The next Pope is unlikely to exert such a global influence as did Pope John Paul II, says the BBC's Paul Reynolds.

Factfile: Catholics worldwide
The BBC News website examines the extent of the Roman Catholic community in a selection of countries around the world.