Rome, Italy, Mar 7, 2011 / 19:26 pm
March 12 will mark the debut of a new television series combining the words of Pope Benedict XVI with the Church's traditional sacred art and music.
“Sunday with Benedict XVI,” broadcast on the Italian bishops' TV 2000 network, will draw upon six years of the Pope's homilies, Angelus commentaries, and Gospel reflections, supplemented by portions of his writings and the works of the Church Fathers.
The regular Saturday evening program will incorporate selections that are based on the Mass readings for every Sunday of the liturgical year, taken from the audio and video archives of Pope Benedict's pontificate.
Fr. Timothy Verdon, an American-born priest and art historian based in Florence, will set the scene for the Pope's scriptural reflections each week.