WASHINGTON, DC – His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, will participate in a webinar, “Pondering Hiroshima: the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Due to restrictions set by the Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C., constraints have been placed on celebrating, in the usual manner, the combined 26th Annual Memorial Mass and Father Vincent Capodanno Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Catholic Committee on Scouting® (NCCS) has awarded Eagle Scout Benjamin Rawald of Del Rio, TX, a first-place $5,000 college scholarship through the Emmett J. Doerr Memorial Scout Scholarship Fund. Mr. Rawald, 18, is a member of the Catholic Community at Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB), which lies within the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). He is a member of Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 280 and Crew 280 sponsored by Elks Lodge #837.
ORLANDO, FL – Father Adam D. Marchese, (2LT) USAR, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, July 25, in his home Diocese of Orlando, FL. He hopes eventually to serve as a Catholic chaplain in the U.S. Army with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). Watch video of the ordination here.
The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), celebrated its 34th birthday, and it received a big present from generous benefactors: more than $47,000 in donations for the Young Adult Ministry program. The gifts poured in from all over the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Europe, and Korea to the second annual AMS “Day of Giving,” a fundraising opportunity now held each summer on July 21. On that day in 1986, the military vicariate officially became an independent Archdiocese based in the nation’s capital, formally separating from the Archdiocese of New York, where it had been administered for decades prior.
ROCHELLE, IL — A Catholic chaplain serving in the Illinois National Guard (ILNG) has received high praise for his role in the fight against COVID-19. Father Ryan L. McDaniel (Ch, Capt), ILNG (pictured), and his Religious Affairs Specialist, Specialist (SPC) Brian Neice, were recently commended for their service to troops supporting multi-agency operations at a 330-thousand-square-foot warehouse in Rochelle, where the state is storing emergency supplies related to the COVID-19 response and other Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) related resources.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Father Mark Rutherford, J.C.L. (left in photo) made a profession of faith and took the oath of fidelity in compliance with canon 833, 5° of the Code of Canon Law before assuming the office of Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). Father Rutherford begins his new ministry tomorrow, overseeing the work of the archdiocesan tribunal, which processes cases concerning nullity and dissolution of marriage.
WASHINGTON, DC – His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, has issued the following statement on the U.S. Navy’s policy revision allowing attendance at indoor religious services during the COVID-19pandemic:
WASHINGTON, DC – SALUTE, the hard-copy news magazine published quarterly by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA(AMS), has been honored with a first-place certificate in the 2020 Catholic Press Awards, sponsored by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. The judge’s panel, which consists of media and academic professionals, deemed the Summer 2019 edition’s color cover (pictured) the year’s best for a small-size magazine, earning SALUTEthe top honor in the “Best Cover for Color” category. The award citation recognizes SALUTE Editor Jo Ann Redmond for her outstanding work.
WASHINGTON, DC – His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, issued the following statement today on the prohibition by some commands in the US Navy against participation in off-base indoor religious services:
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS –Father Miguel Flores-Perez, (1LT) USAR, a prospective United States Army chaplain, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, June 27, in Round Rock, TX. Father Flores-Perez, 42, plans eventually to serve on active duty as a chaplain in the U.S. Army with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS) after an initial three years of pastoral service in his home Diocese of Austin.
MADISON, WI – Father Timothy G. Mergen, 2d Lt, USAFR, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Friday, June 26, in his home Diocese of Madison, WI. He hopes eventually to serve as a Catholic chaplain in the U.S. Air Force with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).
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