The annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, will take place at 6:30 p.m. EDST on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in the Crypt Church of the Basilica
WASHINGTON, DC — Help wanted! The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), is hiring Catholic young adults to serve on Team Saint Paul, a fledgling group of missionaries assigned to build the faith among peers at U.S. Military installations.
WASECA, MN – The Reverend Mr. Joshua G. Miller, (CPT) USAR, a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, and candidate for the Catholic priesthood and U.S. Military chaplaincy, was ordained a transitional deacon on Friday, Sept. 8, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in his home Diocese of Winona-Rochester, MN. The new deacon is on track to be ordained a priest next year and hopes eventually to serve as a Catholic chaplain in the U.S. Army providing pastoral care to Catholic soldiers and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mr. Joseph Starshak, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Saint John XXIII Foundation, is happy to announce the creation of Permanent Named Endowed Funds, a new way to support the Foundation’s Endowment.
WASHINGTON, DC – …. On Tuesday, Sept. 5, as the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, was commemorating the anniversary of the death in combat of the Servant of God, Father Vincent Capodanno, word was received that the contracting office at Maxwell AFB would not fill the General Schedule (GS) position until late September or mid-October.
LISBON — At World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, on Friday, August 4, 2023, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA (AMS), and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), implored the faithful to “delve more deeply into the mystery of divine love” to animate that same love in their daily lives. His Excellency preached the homily in a Mass for some 500 English-speaking pilgrims at the Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação).
WASHINGTON, D.C.— A record number of supporters have contributed money in this year’s Day of Giving for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The AMS Day of Giving is held annually on July 21 to commemorate the 1986 establishment of the Archdiocese. Since Friday, July 21, 462 generous donors have contributed to the 2023 campaign, breaking the previous record of 326 donors set in 2021, giving the Archdiocese this year more than $85,000.
WASHINGTON, DC — Joseph Starshak, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Saint John XXIII Foundation, is happy to announce the addition of seven new Directors. Four Directors were elected during a Special Meeting of the Board held in March of 2023, and the remaining three were elected during the Spring Meeting of the Board held in Chicago on 8 June.
WASHINGTON, DC — This past weekend the Vocations Office of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), hosted a “Welcome Aboard” gathering for incoming co-sponsored seminarians planning to serve as active-duty U.S. Military chaplains after ordination. The chaplain candidates’ seminary tuition and related expenses will be funded jointly by the AMS and their home dioceses, hence their designation as “co-sponsored.” Four men took part in the June 22-25 retreat, sharing time in fellowship, Morning and Evening Prayer, the celebration of Mass, conversation with Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, and briefings from AMS staff.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – CatholicMom.com will offer Joyful Momentum: Growing and Sustaining Vibrant Women’s Groups (Ave Maria Press) by Elizabeth A. Tomlin, Esq., as the featured book for its summer book club. Ms. Tomlin, a U.S. Army wife and mother of three, is a past president of the Military Council of Catholic Women (MCCW) and General Counsel for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).
WASHINGTON, DC — The Reverend Mr. Joseph Heisey and the Rev. Mr. Christopher Feist were ordained transitional deacons on Saturday, June 10, in a solemn Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in the nation’s capital. Both are on track to become Catholic priests next year and eventually serve as U.S. Military chaplains with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The Rev. Mr. Heisey plans to serve on active duty in the Army, the Rev. Mr. Feist in the Navy.
BETHESDA, MD – The Franciscan priests and friars of Holy Name College Friary of Silver Spring, MD, are back on the job ministering to patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after a two-month interruption in pastoral service due to a now-resolved contract issue.
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