Contact: Christine V. Owsik, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 215-230-8095, COwsik@osv.com
 
MEDIA ADVISORY, April 7, 2016 /Christian Newswire/ -- WHAT: Pope Francis' much-anticipated Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia ("The Joy of Love") will be released in Rome at a Vatican press briefing on Friday.  The document is expected to address "Love in the Family" and the recently debated issues of the 2014 and 2015 Synods on the Family, including but not limited to: the question of Holy Communion for the civilly divorced and remarried; appropriate pastoral care for Catholics with same-sex attraction; and couples in irregular situations, especially cohabitation. Our Sunday Visitor offers top Catholic experts as commentators to discuss and explain the document.

WHEN: 
Friday, April 8, 2016
11:30am Rome Time (5:30am Eastern)

WHO: 
Dr. Matthew Bunson -- Senior Correspondent, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing

Dr. Bunson is a leading theologian, author, editor, speaker, historian and media commentator in all areas of Catholicism, particularly the papacy, Church history and Catholic culture. He has written over 50 books, including the bestselling and award-winning first biography on the pope, Pope Francis (Our Sunday Visitor, 2013); The Encyclopedia of Catholic History, The Pope Encyclopedia, Papal Wisdom and others. He is editor of The Catholic Answer Magazine and The Catholic Almanac.

Gretchen Crowe -- Editor-In-Chief, OSV Newsweekly

An award-winning Catholic journalist and photographer, and editor of the only national Catholic weekly newspaper in the U.S., Gretchen also oversees content for OSVNews.com and Our Sunday Visitor's social media.  She provided in-depth coverage of both the 2015 pastoral visit of Pope Francis to the U.S., as well as that of Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.  Follow her on Twitter @GretchenOSV. 

For an interview or additional information, please contact: Christine V Owsik, 215-230-8095, COwsik@osv.com

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