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French Catholic TV channel
Television channel
KTO is a
French-language
Catholic television channel. It is broadcast in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, as well as
francophone countries in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.
[1]
History
The channel was founded in 1999 by
Jean-Marie Lustiger , who served as the
Archbishop of Paris from 1981 to 2005. It is privately funded by 250,000 donors.
[1]
Programs have included documentaries about the
Vatican and
Christians in Iraq ,
[2]
[3]
[4] as well as funny skits.
[5]
On 15 June 2019 KTO broadcast the first service live from
Notre-Dame (in Paris) since the
fire .
[6]
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See also
References
^
a
b Mermin, Isabelle (December 16, 2014).
"La chaîne KTO fête ses 15 ans" .
Le Figaro Magazine (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
^ De Chabalier, Blaise (March 11, 2015).
"KTO derrière les portes du Vatican" .
Le Figaro Magazine (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
^ De Chabalier, Blaise (August 6, 2015).
"KTO diffuse un documentaire sur les chrétiens d'Irak" .
Le Figaro Magazine (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
^
"L'espérance des chrétiens d'Irak" .
Valeurs actuelles (in French). March 9, 2014. Archived from
the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
^ Sasportas, Valérie (April 26, 2012).
"KTO, un humour très...catholique" .
Le Figaro Magazine (in French). Archived from
the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
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"Only 9% of millions pledged for Notre-Dame handed over" .
France 24 . June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019 .
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"Notre-Dame de Paris : première messe après l'incendie" . KTO television catholique (in French). June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
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