TV Maria is a national

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television channel broadcasting from

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. Owned by TV Maria Foundation Philippines (a non-profit, non-stock organization under the

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and the

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), it airs 24 hours a day and is currently available on major and provincial cable operators, on digital terrestrial television broadcasts via RJ Digital TV's DTT subchannel in Mega Manila and via GNN's DTT subchannel in selected provincial areas, and via online livestreaming. Most of the station's programmes are both in-house productions and packaged shows from Jesuit Communications Foundation, Kerygma Foundation,

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, Society of St. Paul, and other Catholic groups.

History

The Roman Catholic Church recognizes the importance of keeping up with the times to reach out to a greater number of people. And TV Maria is its means to cater to a Filipino audience who are hungry for God's Word through television as well as through various alternatives such as the internet and the cellphone. TV Maria Foundation Philippines, Inc. – or simply known as TV Maria – is a non-profit, non-stock religious organization of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines through the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. Its work mainly involves evangelizing the Catholic faith through television and internet broadcasting, plus other forms of modern communication. It promotes not only the importance of communication and information in building a nation but also the importance of interweaving these with Catholic Filipino values. TV Maria began test broadcasting on January 1, 2006 and began regular transmission on December 4, 2006, the

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. On August 13, 2013, during a press conference for the upcoming Philippine Conference on New Evangelization,

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Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle announced that TV Maria finally granted its pay-tv-to-air television franchise from the

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.Catholic channel may air on free TV

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. Retrieved August 13, 2014. Starting 2015, TV Maria began to broadcast its Misa Nazareno mass from historic

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live via video streaming, as well as certain Papal Masses via

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. Since Holy Week 2016, TV Maria also started live broadcasts of Holy Week activities in the Manila Cathedral using widescreen format. On March 11, 2020, TV Maria was launched on digital terrestrial television on UHF Channel 29 (563.143 MHz) in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces after it signed a partnership deal with

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Current programming

Regular programs

*''Ang Banal na Orasyon'' (The Angelus; every 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm) *''Audiam sa RCAM'' *'' Baclaran Church First Wednesday Mass'' *''Bukal ng Buhay'' (Source of Life) *''Cat Chat'' *''Charity in Action'' *''Faith Factor'' *''Feast TV'' *''First Things First with Bishop

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'' *''Kape at Kampay'' *''Happy Momday'' *'' Kape't Pandasal'' (Coffee and Prayer) *''Katolikong Pinoy with Dra. Gaines Rosario'' *''Kids Rosary'' *''Know the Truth'' *''Kuwentong Antipolo Pilgrimage'' *''Lakbites'' *''Less is More'' *''Mama's Boys'' *'' Manila Cathedral Daily Mass'' *'' Men of Light'' *''Munting Katekismo'' (Catechism for Kids) *'' Misa Nazareno: Quiapo Church Daily TV Mass'' *''Once Upon a Saint'' *''OOTD: Out of the Depths'' (produced by

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) *''Pagdarasal ng Santo Rosaryo'' (produced by Our Lady of the Abandoned parish church) *''Prayground'' (produced by

) *''Sa Piging ng Panginoon'' *''Salita ng Diyos, Salita ng Buhay'' (Word of God, Word of Life) *''Sambuhay TV Mass'' *''Sensei: Their Skills and Talents'' *'' Sto. Niño TV Mass (every second Monday of the month) *''Sunday Gospel Reflections'' (co-produced by Paulines and Archdiocese of Palo) *''Tastetimony'' *''The Chaplet of Divine Mercy'' *''The Habits'' *''The Holy Rosary'' *''The Power to Unite'' *''The Word Exposed by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle'' *''Tita Au's Corner'' *''Trip ni 'Dre'' (Father's Trip) *''Vaticano'' (from

) *'' Veritas Balita'' *''Where God Weeps'' (produced by Aid for the Church in Need)

Special programs

*''Healing Rosary for the World''

References

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