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Warriors to Lourdes Complete Spiritual Journey in Search of Healing, Divine Mercy, and Peace on Earth

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of more than 250 pilgrims composed largely of U.S. Military personnel—including the ill, wounded, and injured, along with their companions and caretakers—headed home from France this week after a week-long journey of healing to the Marian grotto and bath springs in Lourdes. The Warriors to Lourdes went to the Pyrenees Mountain village last week to take part in the 63rd annual Pèlerinage Militaire International (PMI)—or International Military Pilgrimage—staged annually since 1958 at one of the world’s holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Bernadette Soubirous in a series of apparitions exactly 100 years prior. 

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May 18, 2023 No Comments

Archbishop Timothy Broglio Issues Statement on Multi-Fatal Crash of Two U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopters in Kentucky

WASHINGTON, D.C. – His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, issued the following statement today on the multi-fatal crash of two U.S. Army Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters during a routine training mission Wednesday night in southwestern Kentucky, killing nine soldiers:

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March 31, 2023 No Comments

Saint John XXIII Foundation Announces the Creation of the “Patrons of the Saint John XXIII Foundation” Giving Society

WASHINGTON, DC — The Board of Directors of the Saint John XXIII Foundation today announced creation of the Patrons of the Saint John XXIII Foundation. By their financial commitment to the endowment, Patrons share in the Foundation’s commitment to support for the pastoral care of Catholics in the Armed Forces, patients in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers, and United States government civilian personnel serving outside of U.S. borders perpetually.

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March 21, 2023 No Comments

Twenty Men Gather for Discernment Retreat on Possible Vocations as U.S. Military Chaplains

MENLO PARK, CA – Twenty-one men are gathering here this weekend for a February 16-19 discernment retreat aimed at helping them discern if they are called by the Holy Spirit to be Catholic priests and U.S. Military chaplains. The Vocations Office of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), is holding the retreat at St. Patrick’s Seminary in hopes of relieving a chronic shortage of Catholic priests on active duty. The theme is “The Priesthood and Military Chaplaincy: Discerning a Vocation within a Vocation.”

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February 15, 2023 No Comments

Archbishop Timothy Broglio to Celebrate Veterans Day Mass in Downtown Washington, DC, at Saint Dominic Church

WASHINGTON, D.C. – His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, will celebrate a 7:00 p.m. (EST) Veterans Day Mass on Friday, Nov. 11, at Saint Dominic Church, 501 6th St. SW, Washington, DC, 20024-2716. Directions are available on the church website. All veterans, active-duty, reserve, discharged, or retired, are welcome to come and participate, and bring their families. The Mass is open to the public.

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November 7, 2022 No Comments

Father Capodanno Activity Patch Now Available for Scouts and Others—Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, and Adults

WASHINGTON, DC — Scouts and other children, pre-teens, teens, and even adults now have the opportunity to earn a Father Capodanno Activity Patch. The round patch, bearing the name and image of Vietnam War hero and Servant of God Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, CHC, LT, USN (1929-1967), has been authorized by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA. The Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), appears on the patch alongside Father Capodanno’s image.

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October 18, 2022 No Comments

Twenty-Six Men Explore Possible Vocations as U.S. Military Chaplains in Discernment Retreat

BALTIMORE — Twenty-six men discerning possible vocations as Catholic priests and U.S. Military chaplains came together in Baltimore over the weekend of Sept. 29-Oct. 2 for a discernment retreat aimed at helping them hear God’s call. The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), held the four-day retreat at St. Mary’s Seminary under the direction of the Vocations Office. Among the retreatants were three cadets from the U.S. Military Academy West Point and one from the Army’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , a Marine,  six sailors, five midshipmen, two airmen and eight civilians. AMS Vocations Director Father S. Matthew Gray directed the retreat. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D.,  Archbishop for the Military Services, participated and celebrated Holy Mass twice for those gathered.

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October 5, 2022 No Comments

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