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Richard DeGraff (at left, next to Mother Angelica in early 1981, and at right) played a key role in getting EWTN off the ground. / Credit: Photos courtesy of the DeGraff family

Last of Founding Board Members of EWTN, Richard DeGraff, Dies at 94 

Aug 6, 2024

Richard DeGraff, a founding board member at EWTN who was instrumental in helping Mother Angelica launch the network, passed away July 31 at age 94. 

Hundreds of faithful filled the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, site of Mother Angelica's tomb, beyond capacity as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage St. Juan Diego Route passed through on June 20, 2024. / Credit: EWTN

Mother Angelica’s Shrine Fills to Capacity as National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Passes Through

Jun 22, 2024

The foundress of EWTN and member of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, Mother Angelica made no secret of her love and devotion to the Eucharist.

Mother Angelica. / Credit: Eternal Word Television Network

Five Suggestions from Mother Angelica for Holy Week

Mar 24, 2024

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN, offered recommendations for Holy Week that continue to be wise and practical to this day.

Sister Mary Regina of the Holy Angels, the first religious sister to join Mother Angelica’s monastery in Hanceville, Alabama, died July 22 at age 78 after a battle with cancer. | YouTube/EWTN July 24, 2023

Mother Angelica’s "first daughter" Sister Regina Dies

Jul 28, 2023

Sister Mary Regina of the Holy Angels, the first religious sister to join Mother Angelica’s monastery in Hanceville, Alabama, died July 22 at age 78 after a battle with cancer.

Michael Warsaw attends a Solemn Mass for the 100th birthday of Mother Angelica in Rome, April 20, 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

EWTN CEO Reflects on Life and Legacy of Mother Angelica on Her 100th Birthday

Apr 22, 2023

Thursday, April 20, marked the 100th birthday of the late Mother Angelica, the formidable Franciscan nun who founded the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) headquartered in Irondale, Alabama.

Mother Angelica. CNA file photo

Mother Angelica’s Hometown: A Virtual Tour of the Key Places that Shaped Her

Apr 20, 2023

Canton, Ohio, was a rough town in the 1920s. The Mafia ran the show, and crime was rampant. Children who grew up there faced a host of challenges almost unimaginable to many in the United States today — challenges that made childhood there far from typical. 

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN. | EWTN

Why the Stations of the Cross Were a Daily Devotion for Mother Angelica

Mar 25, 2023

It is tradition for Catholics around the world to participate in the Stations of the Cross each Friday during Lent. However, for EWTN foundress Mother Angelica, it was a daily devotion. 

EWTN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael P. Warsaw presents the 2022 Mother Angelica Award to former NFL star and coach Danny Abramowicz in honor of his lifetime of service to the new evangelization. | Credit: EWTN

EWTN Honors Former NFL Star Danny Abramowicz with 2022 Mother Angelica Award

Dec 12, 2022

EWTN Global Catholic Network has presented the 2022 Mother Angelica Award to former NFL star and coach Danny Abramowicz in honor of his lifetime of service to the new evangelization. 

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks at an EWTN dinner in Frascati, Italy, Oct. 19, 2022. | Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

Vatican’s Secretary of State to EWTN: Truth Must be "fearlessly upheld"

Oct 21, 2022

The Vatican’s Secretary of State told employees and collaborators of EWTN this week that the truth must be “fearlessly upheld” with a merciful and listening style.

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN. EWTN

Mother Angelica's Work Still Brings Inspiration and Conversion, Six Years after Her Death

Mar 27, 2022

The foundress of EWTN, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, died six years ago, but her legacy lives on in the spiritual renewals that have resulted from the fruits of her work. 

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN. EWTN

Why the Stations of the Cross Were a Daily Devotion for Mother Angelica

Mar 17, 2022

It is tradition for Catholics around the world to participate in the Stations of the Cross each Friday during Lent. However, for EWTN foundress Mother Angelica, it was a daily devotion. 

Mother Angelica. CNA file photo

The Three Times Mother Angelica Trusted God to Provide for EWTN

Aug 16, 2021

From its humble beginnings in a garage-turned-studio in Alabama to a global network broadcasting from all around the world, EWTN’s foundress Mother Angelica relied heavily

Mother Angelica Award winner Archbishop Charles J. Chaput (left) with EWTN CEO Michael P. Warsaw. EWTN

EWTN Honors American Archbishop With First Annual Mother Angelica Award

Aug 15, 2021

EWTN Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Michael P. Warsaw presented the inaugural award to Chaput during an Aug. 15 ceremony that was broadcast around the world by the Network. The date also marks the 40th anniversary of the Network’s launch on the Solemnity of the Assumption in 1981.

Mother Angelica Award. EWTN

EWTN to Mark 40 Years of Existence, to Present Maiden Annual Mother Angelica Award

Aug 12, 2021

Michael P. Warsaw, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of EWTN, announced that EWTN will present its first annual Mother Angelica Award in a ceremony that will be televised Aug.15, the Solemnity of the Assumption and the 40th Anniversary of EWTN’s launch.

The newly elected Abbess and Council of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Ala., July 2021. Credit: Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration.

Mother Angelica's Monastery Elects New Abbess, Asks for "continued prayers"

Jul 31, 2021

Mother Mary Paschal has been elected the newest abbess of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Alabama, filling the role once held by EWTN foundress Mother Angelica.

Mother Angelica. / EWTN.

Five Years after Death, Mother Angelica’s Work Lives On

Mar 27, 2021

It has been five years since Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, foundress of EWTN, passed away.

Mother Angelica with John Paul II. / EWTN.

Mother Angelica: A Female Powerhouse in a Supposedly Sexist Church

Mar 27, 2021

It was September 1987, and Pope John Paul II had just arrived in Los Angeles after traveling around the United States. The Pope was greeted in the City of Angels by a closed-door meeting with a group of progressive bishops who had a bone to pick with several Church traditions.