EWTN president named head of Vatican communications
Freitag, 5. Juni 2026 · 34 min
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This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss EWTN News President and COO Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado as prefect of the Vatican’s dicastery for communications. They unpack some of the challenges currently facing the dicastery and analyze the appointment in light of the Vatican’s previously strained relationship with EWTN. In the second half of the show, Gerry gives a preview of Pope Leo’s trip to Spain next week.
Intro
The dicastery for communications’ challenges
Montse Alvarado’s appointment and experience
First lay woman to head a Vatican dicastery
Significance of an American as head of communications
Alvarado steered EWTN away from conflict with Francis
Pope Leo’s vision for communications
Pope Leo to address Spanish parliament in Madrid
Pope Leo’s visit to the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
Pope Leo to highlight migration in Canary Islands
Other possible events for pope’s Spain trip
Outro and credits
Links:
Pope Leo appoints president of EWTN News as head of Vatican communications (americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/06/0…)
Pope Francis responds to attacks from EWTN, other church critics: ‘They are the work of the devil.’ (americamagazine.org/faith/2021/09/21/pope-fran…)
Explainer: The story behind Pope Francis’ beef with EWTN (americamagazine.org/faith/2021/09/30/pope-fran…)
Pope Leo’s trip to Spain: Background on Sagrada Familia, migrant advocacy and a changing Catholic landscape (americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/06/0…)
Bad Bunny wants to meet Pope Leo XIV. In Madrid, a crossover event is in the works. (americamagazine.org/news/2026/06/01/bad-bunny-…)
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