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Wanted: 50 Runners to Join Team AMS in October 2017 Army Ten-Miler

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), needs 50 volunteer runners to join her charity team in this year’s Army Ten-Miler on Oct. 8 in Washington, D.C. The Archdiocese is counting on Team AMS to raise $60,000 in charitable donations to support vocations, evangelization, and other religious programs for Catholic families in the United States Military, veterans hospitalized in the nation’s VA Medical Centers, and civilians working for the federal government beyond U.S. borders. Both runners and donors can sign up at milarch.rallybound.org. Prospective corporate sponsors are asked to contact Marie Cacace, Assistant Director of Major Gifts, at majorgiftsasst@milarch.org or (202) 719-3646.

March 28, 2017 No Comments

Young Adults and Families in U.S. Military Gain Access to New Online Course in Evangelization and Faith Formation

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Starting this Lent, military young adults and families, Hispanic and faithful of all cultures will have a new online resource for learning about their faith, developing spirituality, and preparing to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), is offering, in collaboration with the University of Dayton’s Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF), a FREE course called Missionary Disciples: Witnesses of God’s Love.

March 15, 2017 No Comments

Rite of Election Celebrated for Four Adults Affiliated with U.S. Military

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Three members of the United States Military and the spouse of a U.S. serviceman, all based in greater Washington, celebrated the Rite of Election on Sunday, March 5, 2017, at the Edwin Cardinal O’Brien Pastoral Center.

March 7, 2017 No Comments

Bishop Robert Barron’s CATHOLICISM: the Pivotal Players Shipped to Catholic Military Communities Worldwide

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Just in time for Lent, Catholics serving in the United States Military will have free access to the first volume of Bishop Robert Barron’s new video series, CATHOLICISM: the Pivotal Players. The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), has shipped 500 complimentary DVD box sets, complete with study materials, to Catholic faith communities on U.S. Military installations around the world, aboard U.S. Navy warships, and in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers.

February 27, 2017 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio Extends Gratitude and Blessings to Catholic Faith Formation Leaders in the U.S. Military

BALTIMORE—His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, expressed his gratitude on Friday night to dedicated Catholic lay leaders and religious educators who teach the faith on U.S. Military installations worldwide in spite of secular social pressure.

February 22, 2017 No Comments

Catholic Catechists in U.S. Military to Gather in Baltimore for Mid-Atlantic Congress

BALTIMORE—Sixty-one religious educators and members of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), will be among Catholic lay leaders gathering in Baltimore, Md., this weekend for three days of training, discussion, and prayer at the 6th Annual Mid-Atlantic Congress (MAC) – Forming Catholic Leaders for Faith-filled Service.

February 15, 2017 No Comments

Military Catholics Donate More than $60,000 to Louisiana Victims of August 2016 Flood

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Catholics in the United States Armed Forces and members of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, (AMS), have donated $63,383.39 in humanitarian assistance to victims of the August 2016 flood in heavily Catholic south Louisiana.

February 3, 2017 No Comments

Auxiliary Bishop Joseph J. Madera, M.Sp.S., Passes to Eternal Life

CULVER CITY, CALIF. – The Most Reverend Joseph J. Madera, M.Sp.S., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), ended his earthly pilgrimage on Saturday, January 21, 2017. He was 89.

January 24, 2017 No Comments

Main Chapel at Edwin Cardinal O’Brien Pastoral Center Gets New Ceiling

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An ongoing renovation of the main chapel at the Edwin Cardinal O’Brien Pastoral Center reached a milestone recently when construction crews completed work on the central part of a new plaster ceiling over the sanctuary.

January 19, 2017 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio Calls for Christian Unity Between People, Languages, and Races

In a homily on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio Archbishop Broglio noted that for Catholics in the United States, the Feast of the Epiphany marks the beginning of the annual National Migration Week, a time for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme for National Migration Week 2017, observed Jan. 8-14, draws attention to Pope Francis’ call to create a culture of encounter, and in doing so to look beyond our own needs and wants to those of others around us.

January 11, 2017 No Comments

2017 News Releases

Wanted: 50 Runners to Join Team AMS in October 2017 Army Ten-Miler

Young Adults and Families in U.S. Military Gain Access to New Online Course in Evangelization and Faith Formation

Rite of Election Celebrated for Four Adults Affiliated with U.S. Military

Bishop Robert Barron’s CATHOLICISM: the Pivotal Players Shipped to Catholic Military Communities Worldwide

Archbishop Broglio Extends Gratitude and Blessings to Catholic Faith Formation Leaders in the U.S. Military

Catholic Catechists in U.S. Military to Gather in Baltimore for Mid-Atlantic Congress

Military Catholics Donate More than $60,000 to Louisiana Victims of August 2016 Flood

Auxiliary Bishop Joseph J. Madera, M.Sp.S., Passes to Eternal Life

Main Chapel at Edwin Cardinal O’Brien Pastoral Center Gets New Ceiling

Archbishop Broglio Calls for Christian Unity Between People, Languages, and Races

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