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EWTN has rolled out a major rebrand, bringing multiple affiliate outlets and coverage brands into “one global news organization.”

The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) has rolled out a major rebrand of its EWTN News services, bringing multiple outlets and coverage brands under “one global news organization” committed to coherently covering the Catholic Church both regionally and globally. 

In a Jan. 15 press release, EWTN — which was launched as a Catholic television network in 1981 by Mother Angelica, PCPA — announced that it was bringing Catholic News Agency and its affiliated international outlets under “a single, unified identity.” 

Catholic News Agency was originally founded in 2004 in Denver; it was acquired by EWTN in 2014. In addition, the regional, language-based outlets of the Association of Catholic Information (ACI) Group, also acquired by EWTN in 2014, are in the process of being fully integrated into the EWTN News brand.

The new, unified EWTN News brand is accompanied by a new digital platform, EWTNNews.com. Initially launched in English, reflecting the U.S. roots of EWTN’s global Catholic news operation, the platform will soon expand with a Spanish-language edition and will continue integrating coverage in five additional languages to serve audiences worldwide.

EWTN Chairman of the Board and CEO Michael Warsaw said the move “reflects both who we are and who we are called to be: one global news organization, rooted in the teachings of the Church and committed to serving the faithful with accuracy, integrity, and conviction.”

EWTN News President Montse Alvarado said the rebrand is “not simply about a new name or a new website — it reflects a deeper alignment of mission, editorial vision, and operations.” 

“By uniting our global news teams under the EWTN News brand and launching a new platform, we are enhancing how we create and deliver content, embracing evolving forms of storytelling, and answering the Holy Father’s call to serve the truth with charity and courage,” Alvarado said. 

Ken Oliver-Méndez, the editor-in-chief of the English service of EWTN News, said the media outlet “has been preparing for this moment for several years.”

“Fully integrating our work under EWTN News signals a mature, unified newsroom,” he said.

EWTNNews.com is now live, with traffic from catholicnewsagency.com being gradually redirected over the coming days. The transition will be completed by Jan. 24, the feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists.

The new EWTNNews.com includes features reflecting EWTN’s ongoing technological transformation. A redesigned Watch section showcases a digital-first approach to news production and storytelling. Updated design elements also underscore a growing commitment to the audience experience. 

In addition, new devotional features, such as daily readings, further integrate news consumption with prayer and catechesis.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., EWTN News is the global, multilingual news service of the EWTN Global Catholic Network. With language teams based in the United States, Peru, the Vatican, Kenya, Brazil, Germany, Italy, and Iraq, along with correspondents throughout the world, EWTN News delivers coverage in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, and Arabic, serving Catholic audiences worldwide. 

Among the digital and print platforms EWTN News operates are ChurchPOP and The National Catholic Register, a nearly 100-year-old biweekly newspaper with a robust digital presence. EWTN News also produces television news programs such as “EWTN News Nightly,” “EWTN Noticias,” “EWTN News In Depth,” “EWTN Pro-Life Weekly,” “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo,” and “Vaticano.”

This article was originally published by EWTN News.

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