EWTN is rebranding its news operations, consolidating Catholic News Agency (CNA) and its international affiliates, known as the Association of Catholic Information (ACI) Group, under a single global brand called EWTN News, according to a Jan. 15 press release shared by PRNewswire.
According to the release, the rebrand brings together seven regional and language-based news services that have operated for more than a decade under the CNA and ACI banners. The services, which span the U.S. to Peru, the Vatican, Kenya, Brazil, Germany, Italy, and Iraq, will now operate under the EWTN News umbrella.
The rebrand coincides with the launch of a new digital platform, EWTNNews.com, which debuted in English and is set to expand soon with a Spanish-language edition, followed by support for five additional languages, according to the press release. Traffic from the existing catholicnewsagency.com will begin redirecting to the new site in the coming days.
The transition to the new platform will be completed by Jan. 24, which is the feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists, the release stated. The organization noted on its EWTN News FAQ page that users will be notified in advance before changes take effect on their site.
In a video message published on the EWTN News website, EWTN News President Montse Alvarado said the rebrand is intended to centralize coverage while preserving local reporting.
“You’ll still find the same local and regional coverage you trust, but now with even broader global reporting and more multimedia storytelling,” she said. “At EWTNNews.com, everything will live in one place, making it easier than ever to connect with Catholic journalism that informs, inspires, and strengthens your faith.”
Michael P. Warsaw, EWTN’s chairman of the board and CEO, framed the move as a response to challenges facing the modern media environment.
"At a time when truth is often obscured or questioned, EWTN News stands as a clear and faithful voice for the Church,” Warsaw said in the press release. “This unification 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.”
Ken Oliver-Méndez, editor-in-chief of the English service of EWTN News, added that the organization has prepared for the transition for years.
“CNA has been preparing for this moment for several years,” he said in the release. “Fully integrating our work under EWTN News signals a mature, unified newsroom – one that reports with clarity and conviction, grounded in truth rather than trend, and that embraces every appropriate technological advance to present journalism with beauty and with deep respect for the person encountering the words we write and the images and videos we create.”