Examining Pope John Paul II, the first celebrity pope, and how his reign represents the birth of the papacy as people know it today.

Examining the pope who bore witness to the Nazi party's rise and the actions of the Catholic Church during one of the most tumultuous times in modern history.

The events that led to the splintering of what was once a universal church.

Examining the resignations of popes throughout history and the nature of the pope's power.

Examining how the papacy and Catholicism, against all odds, spread throughout Europe.

The increase of corruption as popes acquired temporal power and political influence.

The story of the adolescents who joined the Hitler Youth, which became a political instrument of the Nazi Party; an examination of how Adolf Hitler built a relationship with young people, supplanting parents, family, school, and church.

Nimes and Aigues-Mortes played crucial roles in history and helped build the nation of France.

Meeting people from all cultures whose lives are shaped by different fundamental forces.

Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman explores the meaning of life, God, and many big questions in between in an effort to understand how religion has evolved and shaped society. A different divine subject is covered in each hourlong episode, titles of which include "Creation," "The Devil Inside," "Afterlife," "Apocalypse," and "Who Is God?" To explore these topics, host and narrator Freeman visits nearly 20 cities in seven countries to see some of the world's greatest religious sites, among them Jerusalem's Wailing Wall, India's Bodhi Tree, Mayan temples in Guatemala, and the pyramids of Egypt, and he immerses himself in religious experiences and rituals. "In some places I found answers, and others led to more questions. The constant through it all is that we're all looking to be part of something bigger than us. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that we certainly are," Freeman says.