It’s finally here. The episode so many of you have all been waiting for. And this is just part one…
Our pope this week is one of the finest men to ever grace the Chair of St. Peter. His life was one of unimaginable suffering, having been under the thumb of both the Nazis and the Communists at different points in his life. A renaissance man, he was equal parts philosopher and poet – exercising the head and the heart with unrivaled passion. Losing his earthly mother at age 9, he’s perhaps best known for his devotion to another Mother – God’s Mother.
This is the story of his early life.
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The First “Pontifex Maximus” (St. Siricius)
Artificial Intelligence, Demonic Possession, and Visions of Mary (Interview w/ Sci-Fi Author Andrew Gillsmith)
The Pope Who Sent St. Patrick to Ireland (St. Celestine I)
The Other Pope Named John Paul: The BEATIFICATION CUT (Blessed John Paul I)
The Third Pope Ever (St. Cletus)
Keeping a Cool Head While Covering the Pope (An Interview w/ Timothy Nerozzi)
The "Pope" from Kansas (Pope Michael)
The Last Pope in History to NOT Change His Name (Marcellus II)
The Popecast Origin Story and Other Tales (Matt's Interview on Real Presence Radio)
The First Pope in History to Change His Name (John II)
The World's Largest Papal Artifacts Collection Outside of the Vatican (Interview with Fr. Richard Kunst)
The Pope Whose Corpse Was Put on Trial (Formosus)
The Pope Who Worked Miracles (St. Leo IX)
The Papacy & America's Founding (Interview w/ Dr. Michael Breidenbach)
The Obscure Pope Who Did Just Fine (Donus)
The Pope Who Renounced the Christian Faith...Or Did He? (St. Marcellinus)
The Pope Who Got a Bad Rap (John X)
Was Pope John Paul I Murdered? (An Interview w/ The Pillar's JD Flynn & Michelle La Rosa)
The Pope St. John Paul II Supercut
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