This is a sacred moment – the realization of a grand vision – a Divine Vision! Jesus commissioned His Disciples, "Go to all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." (Mark 16:15) This vision of bringing the Light of the Gospel and the Comfort of Christ to the whole world was entrusted to the Church.

With the coming of the electronic media, this mission of the Church gains a whole new dimension – to reach every person and every home across the globe through the television. This prophetic call has urged Divine Retreat Centre to commit itself wholeheartedly to the Proclamation of the Gospel with Divine TV.

On 21st November 2007, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, blessed the mission of Divine Television in Vatican Square when the official logo was presented to him by His Excellency, Bishop Mathew Vaniyakizhakkel V.C., Bishop of Satna.

Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, India has stated, "I see Divine TV as the vision that took shape in the minds of many, including myself, for the dire need of a TV Channel in the modern scenario of the Catholic Church to reach the Goespel  to every home."

"The Vincentian Fathers have always been functioning in close collaboration and obedience to the ecclesiastical authorities and are starting Divine TV with full permission, encouragement and cooperation of their Superiors."

It was with much anticipated joy that Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for Oriental Churches, from the Vatican was welcomed in Divine Retreat Centre on 7th November 2008 to inaugurate Divine TV! His Eminence imparted God’s Blessings on Divine’s new 24-hour Gospel Channel and encouraged the Vincentian Fathers in Divine to never tire in their mission to proclaim the Good News to ends of the earth!

It was memorable occasion when Most. Rev. Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, inaugurated Divine Television Channel on 22nd March 2009 in St. John’s Hall, Toronto, Canada. His Grace thanked the Vincentian Fathers of Divine Retreat Centre in Muringoor, India for bringing this 24-hour commercial-free Catholic Television Channel to North America, expressing his certainty that it will be a blessing for the Church.

Divine Television Channel went on-air in USA and Canada on 25th May 2009. It is already being telecast in Europe and the Middle East since 24th December 2008 and has been receiving excellent feedback from the television viewers. There is a great expectation in USA and Canada for this new Catholic Gospel Channel from Divine Retreat Centre – the world’s largest Catholic retreat centre!