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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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Vatican spokesman recalls joy of meeting Mother Angelica
After hearing of the death of Mother Angelica on Easter Sunday, Fr. Federico Lombardi, the Vatican’s spokesman, recalled the joy... Read more
Benedict XVI responds to Mother Angelica's death
Benedict XVI had a special response to Mother Angelica’s death falling on Easter Sunday: “it’s a gift.” Read more
Schedule of events: Mother Angelica's funeral
Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, foundress of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), passed away on March 27 after... Read more
Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN, dies on Easter
The Catholic Church in the United States has lost the Poor Clare nun who changed the face of Catholicism in... Read more
Mother Angelica still in 'delicate' condition, fellow nuns ask for prayers
The nuns of Mother Angelica's monastery have thanked those who have prayed for the EWTN founder and have asked continued... Read more
EWTN disappointed but hopeful after latest HHS mandate ruling
In a 2-1 decision delivered Feb. 18, a federal court ruled against the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) in its... Read more
Pope Francis sends airborne blessing to Mother Angelica
While on board the plane taking him to Cuba and then Mexico, Pope Francis took a moment to send a... Read more
EWTN files brief before Supreme Court in mandate challenge
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a religious freedom case against the federal contraception mandate, the EWTN Global... Read more
EWTN case against mandate likely on hold until Supreme Court decision
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear all cases against the federal contraception mandate that have received an appellate... Read more
These twin friars are taking it to the streets - and your TV - to save souls
It’s a good thing Brother Angelus wears glasses, otherwise it would be really hard to tell him apart from Brother... Read more
EWTN named religious television station of the year
For the third consecutive year, EWTN Global Catholic Network has been awarded the 2015 Gabriel Award for Religious Television Station... Read more
EWTN to appeals court: religious freedom at stake in HHS mandate case
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Wednesday over whether the EWTN Global Catholic Network should be required to abide... Read more
Appeals court to hear EWTN contraception mandate case Feb. 4
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta will hear oral arguments in a case brought... Read more
EWTN series to profile Catholics who 'come home'
The evangelization group Catholics Come Home is set to premiere a 13-episode television series that fosters engagement in the “New... Read more
EWTN to open new studio at Orange County cathedral
On Thursday, EWTN Global Catholic Network announced it has begun construction on a television studio on the West Coast, located... Read more
EWTN granted emergency relief from contraception mandate
The EWTN Global Catholic Network has secured temporary emergency relief against the federal contraception mandate one day before it would... Read more
EWTN files for emergency mandate relief with Supreme Court
The EWTN Global Catholic Network has filed a motion for emergency relief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking for an... Read more
EWTN to appeal after 'troubling' HHS mandate ruling
The EWTN Global Catholic Network has announced that it will appeal a June 17 ruling that would require it to... Read more
EWTN honored as religious TV station of the year
EWTN Global Catholic Network and its news show EWTN News Nightly have won two Gabriel Awards in recognition of their... Read more
Imitate Mother Angelica’s faithfulness, EWTN head tells graduates
EWTN head Michael Warsaw praised the life of Mother Angelica as an inspiring model of Christian faith, exhorting the 2014... Read more
