Tour de France

NBC SPORTS NETWORK The 103rd Tour de France bicycle race finishes up.
 

Mass With the Knights of Peter Claver

EWTN The Knights, named after St. Peter Claver (1581-1654), are the largest African-American Catholic lay group. The opening Mass will take place in New Orleans.
 

World Youth Day 2016

EWTN, EWTN ESPAÑOL EWTN and EWTN Español will provide coverage (see below and page B4). For times, see EWTN.com closer to the dates.
 

Democratic National Convention

MAJOR NETWORKS Democrats will gather in Philadelphia to select their 2016 standard-bearer, presumably Hillary Rodham Clinton.
 

Pope Francis in Poland

EWTN On Wednesday, the Pope will arrive in Krakow, address government officials and the diplomatic corps, visit pro-life President Andrzej Duda and meet with bishops. On Thursday, in Czestochowa, he will venerate the Black Madonna icon at the Jasna Gora Monastery, celebrate Mass (4:30am) for the 1,050th anniversary of the baptism of Poland and address young people back in Krakow. On Friday, he will visit the Nazis’ Auschwitz and Birkenau death camps and return to Krakow to visit a children’s hospital and make a Way of the Cross with youth. On Saturday, the Holy Father will visit the Divine Mercy Shrine, walk through the holy door of mercy, hear confessions, say Mass at the St. John Paul II Shrine (4:30am), lunch with young people and hold a prayer vigil with youth at the “Field of Mercy.” On Sunday, he will say Mass in the Field of Mercy (4am), address World Youth Day organizers, benefactors and volunteers and fly home. See EWTN.com closer to the dates.
 

EWTN News Nightly Democratic National Convention Special

EWTN EWTN’s experts will provide analysis of the DNC convention. Re-airs 1:30pm Friday.
 

American Experience: The Boys of ’36

PBS This new documentary recounts the U.S. rowing team’s upset win of a gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Summer Games in Berlin.
 

Knights of Columbus 134th Supreme Convention

EWTN On Tuesday, the Opening Mass is at 9:30am (re-airs midnight); the Opening Session is at 1pm; and the States Dinner is at 7pm. On Wednesday, the Convention Mass is at 8am (re-airs midnight). On Thursday, the Memorial Mass is at 8:30am (re-airs midnight).
 

Summer Olympic Games

NBC, NBC SPORTS NETWORK, BRAVO, CNBC, MSNBC, USA NETWORK, TELEMUNDO, NBC UNIVERSO Rio de Janeiro will host the 31st Olympiad, with coverage beginning Wednesday, Aug. 3. The Opening Ceremony will be on Friday evening, Aug. 5.

Dan Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.