Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History

Miniseries

6 episodes · 2018

Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History, from Glass Entertainment Group and Rearrange TV, is a six-part CNN Original Series that goes inside the Vatican to reveal the true power held by popes throughout the ages. The docuseries explores how 12 apostles became 1.2 billion Catholics today, linking recent news events surrounding the Vatican with their unexpected origins.

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    1The Rise of the Pope

    11 Mar 2018 · 1 hr 0 min

    Go back 2,000 years to see how the papacy and Catholicism spread throughout Europe.

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    2The Resignation of Benedict XVI

    18 Mar 2018 · 1 hr 0 min

    The challenge of balancing spiritual and worldly interests changes as papal authority grows.

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    3The Price of Progress

    25 Mar 2018 · 1 hr 0 min

    As the pope's temporal power and political influence grows, so does corruption in the church.

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    4A Church Divided

    01 Apr 2018 · 1 hr 0 min

    The power of the papacy is questioned, splintering what was once a universal church.

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    5The Wartime Popes

    08 Apr 2018 · 1 hr 0 min

    Wartime popes navigate their place as a spiritual leader in an increasingly political world.

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    6Courage, Change, & the Modern Papacyfinale

    15 Apr 2018 · 1 hr 0 min

    Pope John Paul II turns an ancient institution into the modern papacy we know today.