Pope Leo XIV, the first pope born in the United States, tapped the president for news at global Catholic network EWTN to become the first laywoman to run a Vatican dicastery — for communications — earlier this year. The Mexico-born, D.C.-based Montse Alvarado’s official start date is November 1. In preparation for the move, EWTN has named her successor: Ursula Murua, a journalist born in Peru who has been serving internally as director of digital strategy and social media.
EWTN is an international Catholic news and evangelization network founded by a Poor Clare cloistered nun, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation. EWTN first went on air from Alabama in 1981. If she weren’t a Catholic nun, she would be heralded among female trailblazers in the United States. For 45 years, EWTN has been bringing the faith — basic doctrine, practical living, papal events, and replays of Fulton Sheen and Mother Angelica herself, among its many TV, radio, and digital offerings.
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