Pope The Most Powerful Man in History 2018 Pope The Most Powerful Man in History, from Glass Entertainment Group and Rearrange TV, is a six part CNN Original Series that goes inside the Vatican to reveal the true power held by popes throughout the ages The docuseries explores how 12 apostles became 1 2 billion Catholics today, linking recent news events surrounding the Vatican with their unexpected origins The premiere episode, The Rise of the Pope, examines the origins of the papacy and how Catholicism, against all odds, spread throughout Europe Jon Hirsch, Nancy Glass, Randy Counsman, Amy Entelis and Lizzie Fox serve as executive producers