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The Rise of the Pope

Episode number: 1

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

The Resignation of Benedict XVI

Episode number: 2

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

The Price of Progress

Episode number: 3

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

A Church Divided

Episode number: 4

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

The Wartime Popes

Episode number: 5

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

Courage, Change, & the Modern Papacy

Episode number: 6

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