Journey to Malta with CatholicTV

CatholicTV will broadcast the two-day papal visit to the Maltese Islands beginning at noon on April 17th. The Pope has a busy schedule following the footsteps of the Apostle Paul. 2010 commemorates the 1950th anniversary of Paul's shipwreck there, that accident made it possible for Paul to minister and and bring the Good News to the beautiful and picturesque islands of Malta.

CatholicTV coverage includes:

Saturday, April 17th, 2010 at noon

*Pope's arrival and welcome at the International of Malta in Luqa
* Visit to the President of the Republic, President George Abela,

at the Grand Masters' Palace of Valletta

* Visit to the Cave of Saint Paul in Rabat

Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at noon

*Holy Mass at the Floriana Granaries
* Regina Caeli
* Meeting with the young people at the Great Port of Valletta

* Farewell ceremony at the International Airport of Malta in Luqa

This apostolic journey gives viewers the chance to accompany Pope Benedict and see the wonder and beauty of the Maltese Islands.

CatholicTV Will Air Vespers Service With Pope on Feast of Conversion of St. Paul

On Monday, January 25, CatholicTV will air the Celebration of Vespers presided over by Pope Benedict XVI from the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.

This Vespers service will air on CatholicTV cable outlets and on CatholicTV.com at 8PM and will be rebroadcast at noon the following day (all times Eastern).

This Vespers service takes place at the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Each year the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches chooses a theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This year, 2010, the theme is based on the biblical verse of Luke 24:48: You Are Witnesses of These Things. Honoring the Week of Prayer takes place between the feasts of Saints Peter and Paul. The week gives Christians an annual opportunity to continue to work towards unity which is already shared in Christ. It is also a time to gather in praise of the Triune God and to deepen the understanding of the ecumenical movement.

During the same feast in 2009, the Pope spoke of conversion in his homily saying, “one recognizes that this new journey cannot come from oneself. It consists in letting oneself be conquered by Christ. As St Paul says: "I am racing to grasp the prize if possible, since I have been grasped by Christ [Jesus]" (Phil 3: 12). Conversion demands our "yes", my "racing"; ultimately it is not my action, but a gift in letting myself be formed by Christ.”

CatholicTV regularly airs Papal and Vatican events: More information can be found at http://www.CatholicTV.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=57