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Catholic World News : Rebroadcast set for TV film-bio of Pope John Paul II
Rebroadcast set for TV film-bio of Pope John Paul II

Aug. 24 (CWNews.com) - “A Man Who Became Pope,” the popular film biography of Pope John Paul II (bio - news), will be re-broadcast on American cable television on Saturday, August 27.

The Hallmark Channel, responding to popular demand, has announced plans to air the film on Saturday, August 27. The American television premiere, on August 14, set an audience record for the cable channel.

“A Man Who Became Pope” traces the early years of the young Karol Wojtyla, through World War II and the Communist takeover of Poland, up until his election to the papacy. The film has been praised by Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) for its unflinching portrait of how totalitarian rule damaged Polish society.