Archbishop Timothy Dolan to Host Exclusive Weekly Show on The Catholic Channel on SIRIUS XM Radio

Archbishop Timothy Dolan to Host Exclusive Weekly Show on The Catholic Channel on SIRIUS XM Radio

Archbishop Dolan succeeds retiring Cardinal Egan as Archbishop of New York on Wednesday, April 15

First episode of 'A Conversation with the Archbishop' airs April 16

The Catholic Channel will air full coverage of Archbishop Dolan's Installation Mass on April 15

NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who will succeed the retiring Edward Cardinal Egan as Archbishop of New York on April 15, 2009, will host a national weekly talk show exclusively on The Catholic Channel, SIRIUS channel 159 and XM channel 117.

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The first episode of A Conversation with the Archbishop will debut Thursday, April 16 (1:00-2:00 pm ET), and will feature Archbishop Dolan's first public comments following his installation as Archbishop of New York. The program, which will be co-hosted by Catholic Channel program director Rob Astorino, will air every Thursday afternoon throughout the year on The Catholic Channel and will replay each week on Saturday (6:00 am ET and 1:00 pm ET) and Sunday (9:00 am ET, 6:00 pm ET and midnight ET).

This week The Catholic Channel will offer listeners special programming to welcome Archbishop Dolan to his new post in New York. Today, April 14, The Catholic Channel will feature, within the regularly scheduled Busted Halo Show (7:00-10:00 pm ET), Archbishop Dolan's homily and remarks from the Solemn Vespers at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15, The Catholic Channel will provide full coverage of Archbishop Dolan's Installation Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Live coverage, which will be anchored from the cathedral by Rob Astorino and Father Dave Dwyer, CSP, will begin at 1:30 pm ET with the Solemn Procession of bishops, clergy and laity. The Mass begins at 2:00 pm ET and includes the reading of the Papal Bull for the formal Canonical Possession, which will see Archbishop Dolan officially enter his role of Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York.

Produced by the Archdiocese of New York and SIRIUS XM, The Catholic Channel is designed to entertain people of all ages with a refreshingly unexpected approach to discussing matters of faith and spirituality. Daily programming features fun and engaging talk between hosts and listeners and aims to educate, enlighten and inspire an audience that includes everyone from young adults to parents to seniors, devout Catholics and those trying to reconnect with their faith. Listeners get interviews with distinguished clergy from around the globe, newsmakers and celebrities from the worlds of entertainment, music and sports, programming from the Vatican and live coverage of major events like His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI's 2008 Papal Visit to America.

Available nationally, The Catholic Channel airs live seven days a week, 365 days a year exclusively on SIRIUS channel 159 and XM channel 117 and is also available through the Internet on SIRIUS Internet Radio and XM Radio Online. The exclusive daily programming lineup features shows hosted by Gus Lloyd, Greg and Jennifer Willits, Bob Dunning, "The Catholic Guy" Lino Rulli, Fr. Dave Dwyer CSP, Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak and others, plus live daily Mass from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City and football and basketball games from the University of Notre Dame. For more info please visit www.sirius.com/thecatholicchannel.

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