Just a few years ago, under the Pope Francis regime, EWTN was called out and threatened by the Vatican! Look it up!
I saw ETWN’s coverage of the papal election and I thought that Maria Alvarado did a wonderful job, was quite articulate and impressive.
But ETWN all the way from Hanceville, Alabama’s EWTN founded by an ultra traditional nun, Mother Angelica, has one of it people a new Prefect and a laywomen to boot. Mother Angelica must be laughing in heaven!
Pope Leo XIV appoints lay woman Prefect of Dicastery for Communication
Currently President and COO of EWTN News, Maria Montserrat Alvarado will succeed Paolo Ruffini in November, continuing the path of reform and renewal initiated by Pope Francis.
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Leo tremendously carrying on the tremendous legacy of his predecessor by appointing the former leader of an organization that his predecessor made the tremendous proclamation was doing “the work of Satan” for having the tremendous audacity to make vile criticisms of his governance.
Am I doing this right?
Nick
I asked AI if Pope Francis criticized ETWN. Here’s its answer:
Yes, Pope Francis has criticized EWTN. He issued a thinly veiled criticism of the network, suggesting that while he may be open to scrutiny, the church itself should not be subjected to attacks, particularly from influential media outlets like EWTN
. This criticism aligns with his broader concerns about how certain Catholic media portray his papacy and the church's teachings
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In various statements, he has pointed out that EWTN and similar outlets have been notably critical of his leadership, which he described as harmful to the unity of the church
And this from the Pillar just now:
In a Q&A session with Slovak Jesuits in 2021, Pope Francis said that “There is, for example, a large Catholic television channel that has no hesitation in continually speaking ill of the pope.”
“I personally deserve attacks and insults because I am a sinner, but the Church does not deserve them. They are the work of the devil,” a comment that was largely interpreted to be directed at EWTN, which had given space to several voices critical of Francis.
America Magazine also reported that on a March 2025 papal trip to Baghdad, the pope told EWTN’s reporter publicly that the network “should stop speaking badly about me.”
NCR hasn’t carried this news. They must be stunned as is America Magazine!
Father McDonald said..."I saw ETWN’s coverage of the papal election and I thought that Maria Alvarado did a wonderful job, was quite articulate and impressive."
That is my impression as well.
I am confident that Pope Leo XIV's appointment in question will prove successful in ways that His Holiness has envisioned.
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Maria Alvarado's tremendous praise of Pope Francis — that he was a holy man as well as outstanding Pope — had proved uplifting to me.
Maria Alvarado has also spoken in regard to holy Pope Leo XIV similarly.
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Religious, as well as secular news agencies, have noted that via her appointment in question, Pope Leo XIV has demonstrated his wonderful continuity with Pope Francis.
AI Overview has summed things up neatly:
"Continuity of Pope Francis's Reforms
"Pope Leo XIV has appointed Maria Montserrat "Montse" Alvarado as the new prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, continuing a major trajectory of reform and the inclusion of women in Church leadership initiated by his predecessor, Pope Francis.
"With the appointment of Alvarado, Pope Leo XIV continues the path of reform and renewal of the Roman Curia initiated by Pope Francis, which has seen lay faithful, men and women, entrusted with positions of leadership and responsibility in the service of the universal Church."
May God grant holy success to Maria Alvarado.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Sorry, MT, i told your joke three and a half hours before you did.
Nick
You do just fine, Nick. Oh those heady days when everything was tremendous and dynamic! Unfortunately, there are more than a few of those double-knit dinosaurs still around.
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