By 1976, Mother Angelica had written 50 booklets and recorded 150 audio cassette teaching tapes.  But that was only the beginning of what the Lord would do through her. 

When Mother Angelica was given the opportunity to make video tape programs for television, she realized the impact television could have in spreading the Faith. Converting a planned garage behind the monastery into a television studio, Mother Angelica founded the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN).  EWTN began airing programs on August 15, 1981 via satellite to cable companies and home satellite dishes.

In 1992, Mother Angelica founded WEWN to broadcast Catholic programs world-wide via short-wave radio, inspired by the prophecy of Revelation 14:6 — "Then I saw another Angel, flying high overhead, sent to announce the Good News of Eternity to all who live on the earth, every nation, race, language, and tribe."

EWTN continues to extend its apostolate of spreading the Good News of Jesus over all the earth. In 1996, EWTN was added to the Dish Network, which beams EWTN’s programs via satellite to small, 18" dishes that can be mounted on a roof. Access to WEWN's radio programs is available to AM/FM radio stations throughout the world via satellite.  EWTN has also developed EWTN Online Services, www.ewtn.com, spread the Word worldwide via the Internet.

As more visitors began coming to the Monastery and to the television network, Mother Angelica realized the need for holy priests to hear Confessions, celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and give spiritual talks. In response to this need, she founded the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, an Order of priests and brothers who live a Franciscan, Eucharistic life dedicated to bringing souls back to the Church.

(As of June 1, 2002)
 
1972 Initiated book apostolate;  distribution to 38 countries exceeds 1.5 million books.
1978 Made her first series of religious tapes for television broadcast.
1981 Founded the Eternal Word Television Network, the first Roman Catholic satellite cable network.
1982 First Audience with Pope John Paul II, November 11, 1982, presented His Holiness with a model of EWTN's first satellite dish.
 
1987 Founded an active Religious institute of Brothers and Priests: Missionaries of the Eternal Word (now called Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word).
 
1989 Traveled to Rome, Italy to establish WEWN, the world's largest privately owned international short wave radio station.  WEWN remained in Rome for approximately three years, and then moved its place of operations to Vandiver (near Birmingham), Alabama, USA.
 
1989 Second Audience with Pope John Paul II, January 30,1989, at his private Mass. She told His Holiness of her plans to beam radio broadcasts into Russia and the Eastern Bloc countries.
 
1989 Attended the Wednesday General Audience of Pope John Paul II, March 1, 1989. When the Holy Father passed near where she was standing with her nuns, he stopped, held her head and said, "Mother Angelica, La Grande Chief!"
 
1990 Third Audience with Pope John Paul II: received personal invitation from His Holiness to attend his Mass at Castel Gandolfo, August 4, 1990. After Mass, he said to her, 'Keep doing what you are doing.'
 
1992 Launched WEWN from Vandiver, Alabama, USA.
 
1993 Fourth Audience with Pope John Paul II, February 15,1993: after attending his private Mass, presented His Holiness with photos of the WEWN short wave radio towers transmitting the Good News worldwide.
 
1995 Launched EWTN's first international satellite service for Latin America.
 
1996 Fifth Audience with Pope John Paul II, May 1, 1996: after attending his private Mass, presented his Holiness with a commemorative photograph album of Papal Visit 1995 and maps showing nations reached by EWTN's new international satellites.
 
1996 Founded EWTN Religious Catalogue.
 
1996 EWTN Global Catholic Network added Internet Online Services with a large online collection of Catholic and Vatican documents; added daily news service; added broadcast radio service for AM/ FM radio stations; launched a 24-hour Spanish network reaching Latin America and Spain; extended television coverage to Eastern and Western Europe and to the Pacific Rim: Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and the Philippines.
 
1998 Added satellite radio service to Europe and the British Isles; expanded EWTN coverage to Africa.
 
2001 EWTN received approval from the Canadian government to offer carriage of its satellite and cable service.  EWTN launched channel for Canada.

2002 EWTN expanded television coverage to India.