‘The fact that God could use me as an instrument for something so great is incredibly humbling.’
Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of an interview featuring EWTN News president and COO, Montse Alvarado, speaking with Colm Flynn on EWTN News In Depth about her tenure serving the apostolate founded by Mother Angelica and her hopes as she begins her new job as prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. It is edited for length and clarity.
We’re sitting here in front of the EWTN News in Depth set. This is where it began for you at EWTN. Sitting right there presenting the show.
Yes. Well, my relationship with EWTN began much earlier, defending the network and Mother Angelica from a health care mandate that forced them to cover abortion in their employee health care plan. And that was a big win at the Supreme Court eventually. But that’s where I began my working relationship with EWTN. But of course, I had a personal one, knowing the apostolate and Mother [Angelica] and her wonderful legacy as a Catholic.
This is when you were working at Beckett, correct? Before coming to EWTN?
Yes.
Before we get to all this, I
