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New Evangelization Television (NET), the Diocese of Brooklyn’s cable television station serving the five boroughs of New York City, presents exclusive studio coverage of the Apostolic Journey to Latin America, March 23 – 26 from Mexico and March 26 – 28 from Cuba.
Commencing in Mexico, special broadcasting began on March 23 at 6:30 p.m., when NET broadcasted the welcoming ceremony in Guanajuato. Coverage continues on March 24 at 8:30 p.m., when NET will air Pope Benedict XVI’s gathering with children in Peace Square. On March 25, at noon, coverage resumes with Mass at Bicentennial Park and an 8 p.m. vespers service with the Holy Father in the Cathedral. NET will also air the farewell ceremony at Guanajuato Airport as the Mexico journey concludes on March 26 at 11 a.m.
Shortly after the Pope’s departure from Mexico, NET picks up coverage of the welcoming ceremony in Santiago de Cuba starting at 3 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., the reporting continues with the Mass celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Virgin of Charity. On March 27 at 10:30 a.m., NET will follow Pope Benedict XVI as he visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity and his 6:30 p.m. meeting with President Castro. Coverage continues March 28 at 10 a.m. with Mass in Havana’s Revolutionary Square, and concludes at 5:30 p.m. with the farewell ceremony at Jose Marti Airport.
Liz Faublas, anchor of NET’s daily news show Currents, will host the coverage. She will be joined by special co-hosts during the papal trip. There also will be special reports from NET and Tablet reporters in Mexico and Cuba.
Nationally, NET’s distinctive programming and special events coverage can be watched on its live feed at www.netny.net. NET can be seen on Time Warner Channel 97 and Cablevision Channel 30.