A six part docuseries that explores how 12 apostles became 1.2 billion Catholics today and goes inside the Vatican to reveal the true power held by popes throughout the ages.
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Episode 1
Go back 2,000 years to see how the papacy and Catholicism spread throughout Europe.
Episode 2
The challenge of balancing spiritual and worldly interests changes as papal authority grows.
Episode 3
As the pope's temporal power and political influence grows, so does corruption in the church.
Episode 4
The power of the papacy is questioned, splintering what was once a universal church.
Episode 5
Wartime popes navigate their place as a spiritual leader in an increasingly political world.
Episode 6
Pope John Paul II turns an ancient institution into the modern papacy we know today.
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