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''In brief'': The Pope is the Catholic bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic Church]]. In addition to this spiritual role, the Pope is also head of the independent, sovereign [[Vatican City|State of the Vatican City]], a city-state entirely surrounded by the city of Rome. The office of the Pope is informally called the Papacy and formally called the Pontificate; his ecclesiastical jurisdiction is called the Holy See (''Sancta Sedes''). Catholics worldwide consider each pope to be [[Jesus]]' representative on Earth.
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[[Introductions to the Papacy|Introductions to the Papacy (including '''overviews''' of '''history''', '''doctrine''' and '''opinions''' regarding the papacy)]]
'''See also'''
* [[Pope John Paul II]]
* [[Pope Benedict XVI]]
'''News reports'''
* [[Catholic World Youth Day 2005: One million attend open-air mass with Pope]]
* [[Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger selected as the new Pope (April 19)]]
* [[The pope undergoes a tracheotomy due to worsening respiratory failure secondary to the "flu"]]
