Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History - Season 1

First aired: 3/11/2018 6 episodes

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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Episodes

1. The Rise of the Pope

Aired: 3/11/2018

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

2. The Resignation of Benedict XVI

Aired: 3/18/2018

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

3. The Price of Progress

Aired: 3/25/2018

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

4. A Church Divided

Aired: 4/1/2018

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

5. The Wartime Popes

Aired: 4/8/2018

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

6. Courage, Change, & the Modern Papacy

Aired: 4/15/2018

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