January 25, 2024 / 05:27 PM
The television network EWTN this week mourned the unexpected death of Fr. Elías Leyds, CSJ, founder of EWTN Netherlands, who has been described as “a brilliant man, a faithful priest and an encouraging testimony of faith.”
Leyds, who converted to Catholicism in the 1980s, joined the French Community of St. John in 1987. He launched EWTN Netherlands in 2019. The priest was reported to have passed away “suddenly” this week. No details have been given about the cause of death.
EWTN Chairman and CEO Michael Warsaw said Fr Leyds was “an incredible man and totally dedicated to bringing the mission of EWTN to the Netherlands, and especially to his home country of Holland.” .