September 14, 2010

Media Advisory

SALT + LIGHT TELEVISION FEATURES FULL COVERAGE
OF POPE BENEDICT’S APOSTOLIC JOURNEY TO THE UK

From September 16 to 19, Pope Benedict will make his first visit to the United Kingdom. This Apostolic Journey will be highlighted by the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman.

Broadcast Schedule* (all times eastern)

Thursday September 16:
05:30am - 06:00am - 06:40am - 12:15pm -	Arrival at Edinburgh Welcome Ceremony with the Queen Address by Pope Benedict following his meeting with authorities in the park of Holyroodhouse Holy Mass in Glasgow
Friday September 17:
06:30am - 11:00am - 12:10pm - 01:15pm -	Meeting with leaders of other religions Courtesy visit with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Meetings with representatives of British Society Ecumenical celebration at Westminster Abbey
Saturday September 18:
05:00am - 12:00pm - 01:15pm -	Mass at Westminster Cathedral Visit to St. Peter’s Residence (Home for the elderly) Prayer vigil for the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman
Sunday September 19:
05:00am - 03:15pm -	Mass and Beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman Farewell ceremony at Birmingham International Airport
*due to the live nature of this event, coverage and times are subject to change

Salt + Light host Matthew Harrison will be joined in studio by Fr. Derek Cross, CO. Fr. Cross is a priest with the Toronto Oratory. The Oratorians are a congregation of Roman Catholic priests and lay-brothers who live together in community. In Toronto, they serve Holy Family and St. Vincent de Paul parishes and count the formation and education of priests at St. Philip’s Seminary as one of its apostolates. They trace their spirituality back to St. Philip Neri who first established the Oratory in Italy in the 1500s. Cardinal John Henry Newman brought the Oratory into the English-speaking world when he founded the Birmingham Oratory in 1848.

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
Salt + Light host Matthew Harrison is available for interviews by phone or in studio.

Please contact:

Christopher Ketelaars
Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation
Phone:  416-971-5353 ext 245
cketelaars@saltandlighttv.org


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Check the Apostolic Journey to the UK page for more information.