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Saturday, April 02, 2005
Frontline marks the passing of Pope John Paul II with an updated re-issue of its award-winning biography John Paul II: The Millennial Pope, airing Saturday, April 2, 2005, 8 p.m. ET and again at 11 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). This two-and-one-half-hour documentary which was honored with a duPont Columbia Silver Baton for broadcast excellence tells the popes story from his birth in 1920 and his formative days in Poland, to his ascension to the world stage as the bold and controversial leader of the Catholic Church and a significant player in world politics.