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EWTN is a global, Catholic Television, Catholic Radio, and Catholic News Network that provides catholic programming and news coverage from around the world. Catholic News Agency is a service of EWTN News. The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) was launched on Aug. 15, 1981, by Mother Angelica, a cloistered nun, who had no idea she would one day found the largest religious media network in the world.

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Michael Warsaw, Chairman of the Board and CEO of EWTN Global Catholic Network.

EWTN chairman encouraged by changes to HHS mandate

Oct 6, 2017

The chairman of EWTN Global Catholic Network voiced optimism over an announcement by the Trump administration Friday broadening religious and... Read more

Mother Angelica.

Count on it: Mother Angelica will always be with EWTN, says CEO

Sep 13, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

Fans of Mother Angelica should know that her influence will not wane at EWTN, where she will always have a... Read more

Chris Stefanick during the filming of Real Life Catholic. Photo courtesy of Lux Lab.

The making of a Catholic travel documentary

Aug 8, 2017

By Mary Farrow

Candid Camera, the show that caught video of unwitting people in bizarre situations, premiered in 1984 and is considered by... Read more

A little Catholic cowboy brings Mother Angelica to toddlers

Jun 23, 2017

A new animated cowboy named Tomkin has won a Gabriel Award for the EWTN Global Catholic Network.  Read more

Michael P. Warsaw, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EWTN Global Catholic Network.

EWTN chairman named consultor for Vatican communications office

Apr 12, 2017

On Wednesday, the Vatican announced that EWTN’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael P. Warsaw has been named by Pope... Read more

Benedict XVI holds his final general audience, Feb. 27, 2013.

Benedict XVI tells EWTN: 'Thank you for your work'

Mar 31, 2017

By Elise Harris

Members of EWTN’s Rome Bureau on Friday met Benedict XVI in the Vatican Gardens to explain their work and thank... Read more

Mother Angelica.

New book collects Mother Angelica's reflections on suffering

Mar 31, 2017

A new book released by EWTN Publishing offers spiritual advice and insight on suffering and spiritual burnout from the late... Read more

Mother Angelica with eye patch via YouTube screenshot.

How the 'pirate nun' changed a gay man's life

Mar 27, 2017

By Mary Farrow

Paul Darrow went to his first gay beach when he was 15.  Read more

Baby in parent's arms.

EWTN to launch new weekly pro-life show

Jan 17, 2017

By CNA Staff

On the eve of this year’s March for Life in Washington, D.C., EWTN Global Catholic Network will launch a new... Read more

Mother Angelica.

Benedict XVI: Mother Angelica was 'a great woman'

Dec 18, 2016

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI praised the founder of the EWTN Global Catholic Network on Thursday.  Read more

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Record-breaking year for the Coming Home Network

Dec 16, 2016

Dedicated to serving Catholic converts, the network Coming Home, will meet the closing of the year with record-breaking membership numbers,... Read more

Michael Warsaw, chairman and CEO of EWTN.

Election 2016: A supremely important decision

Nov 4, 2016

Among the first acts of the next president of the United States will be the appointment of a new justice... Read more

Here's the full text of Donald Trump's interview with EWTN

Oct 28, 2016

In an exclusive interview on the Eternal Word Television Network, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appealed to Catholic voters and... Read more

EWTN CEO Michael Warsaw and Msgr. Dario Viganò, prefect of the Secretariat for Communications, celebrate the dedication of the EWTN News Rome Bureau, Sept. 29, 2016.

At the heart of the Church, EWTN launches new Rome office

Sep 29, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

The EWTN News Rome Bureau is now is just minutes from St. Peter’s Square, having launched its new office on... Read more

Mother Angelica.

EWTN family shares favorite memories of Mother Angelica

Sep 19, 2016

By Mary Farrow

The legacy of Mother Angelica, the Poor Clare nun who founded Catholic cable channel EWTN, continues to live on in... Read more

Michael Warsaw unveils the sign for Mother Angelica Way, Sept. 16, 2016.

Portion of road renamed to honor Mother Angelica

Sep 16, 2016

A portion of Old Leeds Road in Irondale, Alabama, which is home to the EWTN Global Catholic Network, is being... Read more

Arne and Barbara Sahlstrom.

These converts met the Church through EWTN in the Middle East

Sep 15, 2016

Arne and Barbara Sahlstrom are a Swedish married couple, both brought up as Lutherans, though they were not practicing.  Read more

Pope Francis greets EWTN Germany chief Martin Rothweiler at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Sept. 7, 2016.

Pope blesses picture of Mother Angelica for EWTN Germany

Sep 9, 2016

During the general audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis blessed a framed picture of Mother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN.  Read more

Mother Angelica.

Watch EWTN? Bring the family to Alabama to meet everyone.

Sep 8, 2016

The life and legacy of Mother Angelica will be the focus of EWTN Global Catholic Network’s family celebration in Birmingham... Read more

Mother Angelica's body at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel shortly before her Memorial Mass, March 30, 2016.

Pope Francis says Mother Angelica was 'a holy woman'

Jul 3, 2016

By Elise Harris

After speaking to EWTN News about how he recently helped his elderly mother to meet Pope Francis, Msgr. Anthony Figueiredo... Read more