Explore every episode of the podcast Saints & Sinners

He was a slave, a swindler, a brawler—and somehow, a pope. This is the story of a man who clawed his way up from the salt mines of Sardinia to the catacombs of Rome… only to divide the Church with mercy.

Scandal followed him. So did chains, controversy, and one very bitter rival. But when the dust settled, he’d done the unthinkable: shattered the illusion that sainthood requires spotless beginnings.

In this episode, we unearth the dirt, the drama, and the divine grace buried in one of the Church’s most unlikely success stories. Because sometimes the keeper of the crypt ends up wearing the keys to the kingdom.

Grace is not neat. Holiness is not polite. And redemption rarely makes sense.

Hit play—this one’s a resurrection story wrapped in scandal.

They say the veil between the living and the dead is always thin… but once a year, it wears paper-thin. And if you listen ever so closely - you might just hear it tear.

This is the story of how three days came to be what most people think of one. But what if I told you that beneath the surface of this familiar trifecta lies a much older, stranger history? A story of ghosts and martyrs, of ancient fires and unshakable hope.

Saints & Sinners pulls back the curtain on faith’s most haunting moments — where light and darkness meet, and history bleeds into eternity. Each episode unearths the battles, miracles, and souls that shaped the Church… and the world.

Because in every age, there are saints who rise, sinners who fall — and history that bears witness.