Also: Pope speaks out on scandal | Pontiff, in his first public comments on the issue, calls sex abuse by priests a source of "shame." But he does not apologize to victims (Los Angeles Times)
Springtime for the Pope | John Paul's popularity among the young—and not only Roman Catholics—is simply the most visible manifestation of a phenomenon that should give boomers and post-boomers pause (Uwe Siemon-Netto, UPI)
In the Pope, teens find lost strength | Today's youth don't want to be "ironical," they don't want something for nothing; they yearn to be fully real (David Warren, National Post)
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