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1 Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History

RTÉ One, Monday, 11.50pm

Ahead of the Pope’s visit this August, this docu-series goes inside the Vatican, offering an insight into the history behind the figurehead of the Catholic Church and the meandering course the Church has taken over the centuries. Narrated by Liam Neeson, the six-part series touches on wartime popes, the splintering of the Church that once boasted a near-universal following and the ...