Go back 2,000 years to see how the papacy and Catholicism spread throughout Europe.
Season 1
6 episodes
The challenge of balancing spiritual and worldly interests changes as papal authority grows.
As the pope's temporal power and political influence grows, so does corruption in the church.
The power of the papacy is questioned, splintering what was once a universal church.
Wartime popes navigate their place as a spiritual leader in an increasingly political world.
Pope John Paul II turns an ancient institution into the modern papacy we know today.
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Episode 1
The Rise of the Pope
Go back 2,000 years to see how the papacy and Catholicism spread throughout Europe.
60 min
Episode 2
The Resignation of Benedict XVI
The challenge of balancing spiritual and worldly interests changes as papal authority grows.
60 min
Episode 3
The Price of Progress
As the pope's temporal power and political influence grows, so does corruption in the church.
60 min
Episode 4
A Church Divided
The power of the papacy is questioned, splintering what was once a universal church.
60 min
Episode 5
The Wartime Popes
Wartime popes navigate their place as a spiritual leader in an increasingly political world.
60 min
Episode 6
Courage, Change, & the Modern Papacy
Pope John Paul II turns an ancient institution into the modern papacy we know today.
60 min
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