Queen of Heaven: Mary's Battle for Souls

Journey back to the fall of Lucifer and the angels. Follow him into the Garden of Eden and the rest of the Old Testament to witness his corruption of humanity. Discover Mary's role in God's eternal plan, and learn why enmity arose between the Mother of God and the Prince of Darkness.

Explore the moment that changed the course of history - the Annunciation. Discover how this brief conversation between an angel of God and a humble virgin reversed the devastation of the Fall, and how it reveals the depths of Mary's faith, humility, and purity.

A unique look at Mary's life in Scripture and her role as the Sorrowful Mother, examining the purpose and meaning behind the sufferings she bore from Nazareth to Calvary, and the often overlooked and misunderstood aspects of her relationship with Jesus during their time together on Earth.

Picking up after the Ascension, we find Mary present at Pentecost as the Mother of the Church, and explore the development of the four Marian dogmas. We take a close look at the rise of Marian devotion, and examine pivotal moments in history when Mary intervened to protect her children and lead them back to her Son.

Details Mary's appearance to the humble peasant, Juan Diego. Begins with a look at the Aztec culture and its practice of human sacrifice, before telling the true story of how Our Lady made roses bloom on a hillside in Mexico, ushering in one of the largest mass conversions in the history of the Church.

The Faith in France had suffered greatly under the French Revolution and Napoleon. But in 1858 Mary came to revive it, appearing to a sickly peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous. The Mother of God called herself "the Immaculate Conception," and brought healing to pilgrims, and to a nation ready to return to God.

As World War I raged across Europe, Mary appeared to three shepherd children in the quiet foothills of Portugal, changing the course of history forever. Discover the story of Fatima, including the humble lives of Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta, the messages and dire prophecies of Our Lady, and the day she made the sun dance in the sky.

This concluding episode shows how Our Lady's prophecies at Fatima came to pass. Mary had predicted World War II, the rise of the Soviet Union, and much suffering for the Church. Yet now she would help the Church and the world find refuge in her Immaculate Heart, through one of her favorite sons - Karol Wojtyla, better known as Pope St. John Paul II.