As part of their coverage of the Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the U.S. (from April 15-20), Sirius is launching the Papal Archives Channel, featuring seldom heard Papal recordings from the past, including the earliest known audio of a Pope.
The Papal Archives Channel (ch 119) will air on Monday, April 14th through Sunday, April 20th, showcasing rare archival recordings of Masses and speeches from historic Papal Visits - which will include Pope John Paul II's visits to the U.S. in 1979, 1987 and 1995 and Pope Paul VI's visit to the U.S. in 1965.
Sirius listeners will also hear the earliest known audio of a Pope's voice, an extremely rare recording of Pope Leo XIII, the Holy Father from 1878-1903, singing Ave Maria at the Vatican circa 1902.
The Papal Archives Channel will be one of three Sirius channels dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI's historic visit to the U.S., which includes the Catholic Channel (ch 159), and Papal Playback (ch 143) which will offer re-broadcasts of key moments from Pope Benedict's current trip.
Sirius stock is gonna need some divine intervention it seems. This is INSANE. It's the most manipulated stock in the market. The merger is half approved and the FCC is about to approve...and yet Sirius is LOWER than it was BEFORE the friggin merger was announced. Billions in saved synergies for God's sake! This doesn't make any friggin sense. Please God....help us. :-)
Ryan, The Onion has obviously hijacked your site. This might be the stupidest idea I have ever heard of.
No, giving a child molestor (Micheal Jackson) a channel for an entire month is/was the stupidest idea ever!
Look at all that gold. What the hat costs alone could feed and provide medical care for an entire poor village for a couple years or more. Do you think that Jesus Christ walked, I mean was carried, around like that?
uPope?
I don't like the way he's looking at that little boy in the pew.
The Papal Archives Channel will be one of three Sirius channels dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI's historic visit to the U.S.,
Content is King.
Ryan once again I must protest the Anti-Catholic sentiment on your website. I will be contacting Bill Donahue. You thought St. Pats was bad.....just you wait!!!!!! and your little dog too.
You have got to be kidding me this is the biggest bunch of bs programming i have heard of since client 9 radio was launched oohhh wait that was sirius too. i am a sirius subscriber and come on this will bring in subs like a sign saying free anal probes for all minors. please give me a break. cut the crap sign some compelling real radio broadcasters and cut the bs.
"Papal Playback"? (Ch. 143)
Are you kidding me?!
That channel name sounds too cool for the actual content it will be broadcasting.
Perhaps the Pope will give the Papal Blessing to the XM/Sirius merger and all will be divine?