April 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week Father Daniel L. Mode, CHC, CAPT, USN, an accomplished and highly respected Catholic U.S. Navy chaplain, who remains in good standing with both the Navy and the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), received notice from the U.S. Coast Guard that he has been permanently removed from his duties as Chaplain of the Coast Guard. Some media outlets have reported that Father Mode failed to act on knowledge of another’s past sexual misconduct.