For the last 2,000 years, Catholicism has had a profound impact on our society. This docuseries sheds a detailed light on how the popes, past and present, and the catholic church came to be a prevailing international force through fair means and foul. Linking recent news events surrounding the Vatican with their unexpected origins, the series explores how 12 apostles became 1.2 billion Catholics today, and how the pope became the most powerful man in history.