Join Padre Pio Pilgrimages and AM 1260 listeners in May for a pilgrimage to Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) and Our Lady of the Angels’ Monastery to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of AM 1260 having gone live on the air!

Mother Angelica founded Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Irondale, Alabama in 1981. As the network grew, going global on August 15, 1995, it encroached more and more on the monastery. The nuns struggled to maintain their contemplative way of life surrounded by the hustle and bustle of the television station. The cloister could also provide much needed space for EWTN’s rapid growth. So in August of 1995, just two days after the global launch, Mother began searching for land to build a new monastery.