SBS TV Coverage of World Youth Day in Australia

For those Australians who are unable to make it to Sydney for the World Youth Day events, Australias Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Television will be providing live coverage of the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI, the Opening Mass, the Papal Mass at Randwick and the Stations of the Cross.  There will also be a daily Highlights package covering the Journey of the Cross, Catechesis sessions, and the Pilgrim’s Walkabout. 

Schedule of SBS Television Coverage 

 
Tuesday 15 July
2:30pm – 3:00pm        Highlights: Journey of the Cross
3:00pm – 6:00pm        LIVE:  Opening Mass of Welcome – celebrated by Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, and Archbishop Stanislaw Rylko of the Vatican.

Wednesday 16 July
5:30pm – 6:00pm        Highlights: Opening Mass of Welcome

Thursday 17 July
2:00pm – 5:00pm        LIVE coverage of the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI
5:00pm – 5:30pm        Highlights: Cathechesis session
5:30pm – 6:00pm        Pilgrim’s Walkabout – Part 1

Friday 18 July
2:30pm – 3:00pm        Highlights coverage of the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI
3:00pm – 6:00pm        LIVE coverage of the Stations of the Cross beginning from the steps of St Mary’s                                  Cathedral and ending at Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour.

Saturday 19 July
5:30pm – 6:00pm        Highlights: Stations of the Cross

Sunday 20 July   
9:15am – 12:30pm       LIVE coverage of the Papal Mass from Randwick Racecourse
12:30pm – 1:30pm       Highlights of the Papal Vigil
7:30pm – 8:00pm         Highlights of the Papal Mass

Monday 21 July   
5:00pm – 6:00pm        Highlights of the World Youth Day Celebrations


SBS Radio will also cover World Youth Day with LIVE event broadcasts in English and live crosses in language from Hyde Park, Barangaroo, and Randwick.  SBS Radio’s flagship youth program, Alchemy will provide daily reports from the world’s visiting youth to get their take on World Youth Day in Sydney.  Live outside broadcasts will also supplement the week of programming in a range of languages.

SBS online sbs.com.au/worldyouthday will have extensive coverage of the World Youth Day celebrations including news stories, video highlights, photo galleries and multimedia packages, slideshows and a roster of high-profile bloggers to encourage comment and discussion on the events.

For international TV and streaming content goto 

www.ewtn.com/wyd2008