Sirius will be offering unprecedented access the the first pastoral visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the United States from April 15th through April 20th.

The Catholic Channel (ch 159) will cover the first visit to the U.S. by a Pope since 1999 (it's also the first time the Pope has been to Washington since 1979). The channel will provide hourly updates with the latest news and information on the Pope's activities during his visit, live coverage of all the major events, and more.

Sirius will also dedicate multiple channels to the Pope's visit, to provide listeners with simultaneous access to Papal events, commentary, and rare archival recordings of Masses and speeches from historic Papal visits - which will include, among others, Pope John Paul II's 1995 address to the United Nations General Assembly.