CNN’s Wolf Blitzer will anchor The Situation Room live from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 17. The special program will focus on Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church during the pope’s final day in the nation’s capital. Blitzer will also provide in-depth coverage of the pope’s address at 5 p.m., which will be held on the Catholic University campus and delivered to the heads of more than 200 Catholic U.S. colleges and universities and to the superintendents from the 195 Catholic dioceses.

CNN correspondent Brian Todd will join Blitzer in reporting from the campus. Todd will explore the relationship between Pope Benedict XVI and other religious faiths. Correspondent Mary Snow will also be covering the pope for the program.

The Situation Room is CNN’s daily political news broadcast. It airs weekdays from 4-7 p.m. Eric Sherling is the executive producer.

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