EWTN News, a privately owned company based in the US, was founded in 2012 and employs approximately 20 individuals. The company specializes in broadcast media production and distribution.
On June 22, 2026, the European Commission informed EWTN News that Pope Leo XIV’s call for artificial intelligence to serve human dignity and the common good aligns with principles already embedded in the EU’s approach to regulating technology, as lawmakers voted to postpone certain obligations under the bloc’s AI Act. Previously, on June 17, Pope Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat Alvarado, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, as prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, with the appointment set to take effect on November 1. Alvarado has overseen EWTN News’ global and multilingual news operations across television, radio, print, digital, and social media platforms since 2023.
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