I turned on the TV just now, and she’s wearing an eyepatch.
What’s the backstory?
She’s now a pirate? 
<sigh> Hubby made that same joke last night.
I’m not a doctor, but it looks like maybe she had a stroke. One side of her face looks paralyzed.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/537313/posts
“Mother Angelica, who is the founder of the Catholic radio and television network that is heard by millions around the world, had just returned to the program on Sept. 25 after a ten day absence caused by multiple strokes suffered just after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The strokes have left her with slightly slurred speech, some unresponsive facial muscles and the need to wear an eye patch over one eye because she is unable to close the eye lid.”
“Note: Mother Angelica had a number of strokes just after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. The text below is excerpted from her September 25 television and radio program which was her first time back since the strokes took place. She now has a patch over one eye, has slightly slurred speech and is unable to smile properly because of the strokes.”