April 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY

SALT + LIGHT TELEVISION TO FEATURE FULL COVERAGE OF
POPE BENEDICT’S APOSTOLIC JOURNEY TO MALTA

Pope Benedict will make his first international visit of 2010 when he travels to Malta to celebrate the 1950th anniversary of St. Paul’s shipwreck on the island.

BROADCAST SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
Saturday April 17:

11:00am	Arrival at the International Airport of Malta in Luqa - Welcoming ceremony  LIVE
12:15pm	Visit to the President of the Republic at the Grand Masters’ Palace of Valletta  LIVE
1:45pm	Visit to the Cave of Saint Paul in Rabat  LIVE

Sunday April 18:

4:00am	Holy Mass at the Floriana Granaries, followed by Regina Caeli  LIVE
11:15am	Meeting with young people at the Great Port of Valletta  LIVE
12:40pm	Farewell ceremony, followed by Departure by plane from the International Airport of Malta in Luqa  LIVE

Salt + Light host Mary Rose Bacani will be joined in studio by Fr. Chris Cauchi, a Maltese priest from the Archdiocese of Toronto. Through Salt + Light’s partnership with Catholic News Service (CNS), Carol Glatz, who will be in Malta, will give insight on the Pope’s visit, while our own Vatican correspondent Alicia Ambrosio will provide commentary from Rome.

Media are invited to use portions of S+L coverage, images, or interviews with hosts. Please contact:
CHRISTOPHER KETELAARS
Phone:  416-971-5353 ext 245
Mobile: 416-892-1729
cketelaars@saltandlighttv.org

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