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2026

Navy Chaplain Candidate Ordained a Catholic Priest in New York

BUFFALO, NY – Father Christopher J. Wild, LT, USN, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a priest on Saturday, June 6, in his home Diocese of Buffalo, NY. The new priest, 28, is on track eventually to serve as a Catholic chaplain in the U.S. Navy, providing pastoral care to Catholic Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).

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June 8, 2026 No Comments

Saint John XXIII Foundation Board of Directors Attend Memorial Mass and Elect New Directors During Spring Meeting

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Board of Directors of the Saint John XXIII Foundation gathered at the Edwin Cardinal O’Brien Pastoral Center in Washington, D.C., for the Foundation’s spring Board meeting on Monday, May 18, 2026.  Several members of the Board traveled from across the country to participate in the meeting, in conjunction with the 32nd Annual Memorial Mass of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS) at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

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June 1, 2026 No Comments

New Priest Ordained in Wisconsin Anticipates Active-Duty Service as U.S. Air Force Chaplain

MADISON, WI – Father Mark Wagner, 2d Lt, USAF, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Friday, May 22, in his home Diocese of Madison, WI. The new priest hopes eventually to serve as a Catholic chaplain in the U.S. Air Forceproviding pastoral care to Catholic airmen, space guardians, and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).

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May 26, 2026 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio to Celebrate 32nd Annual Memorial Mass

WASHINGTON, DC — As the Nation prepares to celebrate its 250th Anniversary, a U.S. Armed Forces Color Guard from the Military District of Washington will herald the opening of the 32nd Annual Memorial Mass at 4:30 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, May 17, 2026. The Mass will take place in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Avenue, Northeast, in Washington, DC. 

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May 13, 2026 No Comments

Retired U.S. Army Chaplain Named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington

Archbishop Broglio said, “The news of Bishop-elect Studniewski fills me with joy.  He was a fine military chaplain and has been an excellent pastor.  I look forward to working with him in Region IV and promise him my prayerful support as he and Bishop-elect Robert Boxie prepare for episcopal ordination.”

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May 6, 2026 No Comments

Archbishop’s Easter Message 2026

We are privileged to celebrate the central moment of our Redemption: Jesus Christ, sent by the Father, suffered his Passion and Death, and then conquers all in the glorious Resurrection from the dead.

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March 31, 2026 No Comments

Join Online Novena for the Cause of Father Vincent R. Capodanno, Servant of God

WASHINGTON, DC — Supporters of the Cause for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, Servant of God, are invited to take part in a Novena for the advancement of the Cause. Father Daniel L. Mode, author of The Grunt Padre, a biography of Father Capodanno, MM, CHC, LT, USN (1929-1967), leads the Novena on the website of the Father Capodanno Guild. To access the prayer, visit www.capodannoguild.org/prayers/.

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March 30, 2026 No Comments

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