Archbishop Broglio commissioned five new members of Team Saint Paul, an apostolate sending civilian young adults to accompany peers in the U.S. armed forces where they serve on their journeys of faith.
Archbishop Broglio will be the principal celebrant and homilist at a Mass commemorating the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, at 5:15 p.m. ET on Sept. 11, 2026.
“It’s always a highlight of the year for me to come here,” said the Reverend Mr. Paul Keenan, “It’s what keeps us feeling connected to the AMS and what gives us a sense of community with one another as seminarians.”
In his homily, Archbishop said that Father Capodanno “gave his life for others and we are inspired and try to learn how to be for others in the midst of a world too often mired in the swamp of selfishness and worship at the altar of me.”
In western Wyoming, 14 young men, all prospective Catholic U.S. Military chaplains, gathered over the past week to discern if they are called to the priesthood and military chaplaincy in a first-of-its-kind Wilderness Discernment Retreat.
Father Mode was presented the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious service on Aug. 12 at command headquarters in the Navy Yard in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC – Very soon, for the first time ever, U.S. Military Catholics from around the country will convene to reflect prayerfully on military service from the perspective of Catholic moral teaching. The national gathering comes amid simmering conflicts, tensions, and anxieties, both at home and abroad, as the Nation’s Finest deploy to keep the peace and maintain global order.
The annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, Servant of God, will take place at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
With a variety of keynote addresses and breakout sessions, participants will leave the conference better formed as disciples of Christ, more synodally connected to the AMS, and bonded by new friendships with fellow Catholic military families.
More than 460 generous donors gave over $128,000 on the annual Day of Giving marking the Archdiocese’s 41 years of continuous pastoral care to Catholics in uniform, the nation’s VA Medical Centers, and civilian government service beyond U.S. borders.
WASHINGTON, DC — The annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, Servant of God, will take place at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Avenue, Northeast, Washington, D.C. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, will be the principal celebrant and homilist.
“On behalf of all the faithful of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, I express heartfelt condolences to the families whose loved ones have been killed or are missing in action—most recently in Jordan. At the same time I urge all men and women of good will to pray for peace among nations and a quick resolution to the current dispute.”
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