Catholic television

Catholic television refers to television networks and programs based on the teachings of the Catholic Church. The Second Vatican Council's Decree on the Media of Social Communications (1963) sought to promote, "where it may be necessary", the establishment of Catholic radio and television stations.

Networks

Argentina

• Canal Orbe 21, HQ: Buenos Aires

Brazil

• Canção Nova, HQ: Cachoeira Paulista, SP
• Rede Vida, HQ: São José do Rio Preto, SP; Launched in 1995
• TV Aparecida, HQ: Aparecida, SP; Launched in 2005

Canada

• Salt + Light Television, HQ: Toronto

Chile

• TV+ (Chile), HQ: Santiago

Colombia

• Cristovisión, HQ: Bogotá

Congo, Democratic Republic of

• Zénith Radio-Télévision, HQ: Lubumbashi

Croatia

• Laudato TV (Laudato Televizija), HQ: Zagreb

France

• KTO (TV channel), HQ: Malakoff, near Paris. Broadcasts in France, Belgium, and Switzerland

Germany

• EWTN Deutschland - Katholisches TV, HQ: Kőln
• K-TV Katholisches Fernsehen, HQ: Wangen im Allgäu. A religious broadcasting network in Germany

India

• Divyavani TV, HQ: Hyderabad, Telangana
• Goodness (TV channel), HQ: Kochi, Kerala
• Madha TV, HQ: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Shalom (TV channel), HQ: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• Shekinah TV, HQ: Thalikode, Kerala

Italy/Vatican

• Padre Pio TV, HQ: San Giovanni Rotondo
• Telepace, HQ: Cerna
• TV2000, HQ: Roma
• Vatican Media, HQ: Roma

Lebanon

• Télé Lumière, HQ: Beirut

Malawi

• Luntha TV, HQ: Lilongwe

Mexico

• María Visión, HQ: Zapopan

Netherlands

• KRO-NCRV, HQ: Hilversum

Nigeria

• Catholic Television of Nigeria, HQ: Abuja
• Lumen Christi TV, HQ: Lagos. See television network in Nigeria

Pakistan

• Catholic TV (Pakistan), former Pakistani television channel

Panama

• FETV (Panama), HQ: Panama City

Peru

• JN19 TV, HQ: San Miguel District, Lima

Philippines

• Cebu Catholic Television Network, HQ: Cebu
• TV Maria, HQ: Manila

Poland

• Telewizja Trwam, HQ: Toruń

Portugal

• Angelus TV, HQ: Fátima

Puerto Rico

• WORO-DT Canal 13 (Teleoro), HQ: San Juan

South Korea

• CPBC (Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation), HQ: Seoul. See Andrew Yeom Soo-jung

Spain

• Cadena COPE Television, HQ: Madrid
• Trece, HQ: Madrid

Sri Lanka

• Verbum TV, HQ: Ragama

Uganda

• Uganda Catholic Television (UCTV), HQ: Nsambya

United States

• Catholic Faith Network, HQ: Uniondale, New York
• CatholicTV, HQ: Watertown, Massachusetts
• Eternal Word Television Network, HQ: Irondale, Alabama. The world's largest religious media network.
• KIFR, US, HQ: Fresno, California
• New Evangelization Television, HQ: Brooklyn, New York
• Shalom World, HQ: Edinburg, Texas

Venezuela

• Niños Cantores Televisión, HQ: Zulia
• Vale TV, HQ: Caracas

Zambia

• Lumen TV Zambia, HQ: Lusaka

See also

• International religious television broadcasters
• SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communication)