SIRIUS Satellite Radio's The Catholic Channel Kicks Off Advent Programming and Celebrates First Anniversary Broadcasting From The Vatican

SIRIUS Satellite Radio's The Catholic Channel Kicks Off Advent Programming and Celebrates First Anniversary Broadcasting From The Vatican

The Archdiocese of New York's Catholic Channel to tour some of the world's most famous Catholic sites the first week of Advent

"The Catholic Guy," Lino Rulli, to host daily show from Vatican Radio

24-Hour Catholic radio network to also air Christmas Masses live from St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, St. Patrick's Cathedral and Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) today announced The Catholic Channel's one-year anniversary and kickoff of its Advent programming with its first-ever trip to Rome to broadcast from the Vatican during the first week of Advent. The exclusive weeklong special begins Monday, December 3rd at 4:00pm on The Catholic Channel, SIRIUS channel 159.

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The Catholic Channel, the collaboration between The Archdiocese of New York and SIRIUS Satellite Radio, is an exclusive 24-hour Catholic lifestyle radio channel airing nationally seven days a week. The channel features contemporary talk, live daily masses from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, and Notre Dame football and basketball.

The Catholic Guy, the daily radio show hosted by Lino Rulli, begins the week long Advent and Anniversary special from Vatican Radio on Monday, December 3rd with broadcasts every weekday from 4:00 - 7:00 pm ET. The 36- year-old Rulli, known for his fresh, entertaining take on living out the faith in today's world, plays radio tour guide and takes his SIRIUS listeners to St. Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum, and other sites for the unique, fun and insightful look at the Eternal City that only the Catholic Guy can provide.

The special broadcast continues all week in Rome with tours of some of the world's most famous Catholic sites, including the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museum, and the prison of St. Peter and St. Paul.

Rulli will talk with Monsignor Roger Roensch, Director of the Bishops' Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican, about the importance of Catholics visiting the Holy See not as tourists, but as pilgrims. Later in the week, Rulli will speak with newly appointed Cardinal John P. Foley in the Vatican Radio studios about the significance of being a Prince of the Church.

The Catholic Guy airs weekdays 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm ET on The Catholic Channel, SIRIUS channel 159.

Later in the month, The Catholic Channel will celebrate Christmas with live broadcasts of Christmas Masses from New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame on Christmas Day.

The Christmas Eve/Day lineup on The Catholic Channel, SIRIUS channel 159, all times ET:

* December 24th at 5:00 pm - Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the
University of Notre Dame
* December 24th at 6:00 pm - Pope Benedict's Christmas Midnight Mass
from St. Peter's Square at the Vatican
* December 25th at 12:00 am - Midnight Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in
New York City
* December 25th at 10:15 am - Mass from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New
York City

In addition, The Catholic Channel will broadcast live from New Orleans on December 16th, airing Mass from St. Louis Cathedral at 12:00pm ET, followed by the New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals NFL game at 1:00pm ET.

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