Ten Popes who Shook the World
Prof Eamon Duffy presents a series on ten great pontiffs
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Ten Popes who Shook the World
The papacy of Gregory the Great in the sixth century marked a shift in Christian history.
Ten Popes who Shook the World
The eleventh-century monk Hildebrand rose to become one of the greatest Popes in history.
Ten Popes who Shook the World
Innocent III was an aristocrat, yet his energy breathed new life into Europe.
Ten Popes who Shook the World
John Paul II has been criticised for holding inflexible theological and moral positions.
Ten Popes who Shook the World
John XXIII reigned for less than five years but his impact on the Church was far-reaching.
Ten Popes who Shook the World
The fifth-century Pope Leo the Great virtually invented the papacy as we know it.
Ten Popes who Shook the World
Paul III laid the foundations for the Counter Reformation.
Ten Popes who Shook the World
Pius IX locked the Catholic Church into a confrontation with the modern world.
Ten Popes who Shook the World
Pius XII's response to the Second World War has dogged his reputation.
Ten Popes who Shook the World
The oriental beginnings of Christianity and the figure of St Peter.