
Military Council of Catholic Women Donates $20,300.63 for U.S. Military Chaplain Vocations
On Friday, Sept. 20, MCCW presented a check for $20,300.63 to Archbishop Broglio for the purpose of supporting the AMS Co-Sponsored Seminarian Program.

On Friday, Sept. 20, MCCW presented a check for $20,300.63 to Archbishop Broglio for the purpose of supporting the AMS Co-Sponsored Seminarian Program.

Team Saint Paul is now gaining traction on two U.S. Military installations: Fort Campbell in Kentucky and Travis Air Force Base in California. On Sept. 13, Archbishop Broglio commissioned the newest three members.

WASHINGTON, DC — Slain Vietnam War hero, the Servant of God Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, CHC, LT, USN (1929-1967), gave witness to the hope of salvation through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ: “We have been bought at the high price of the Blood of the Lamb. Father Capodanno showed that he understood that when he was willing to shed his own blood in service to his Marines.” His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, delivered that message Wednesday night to a packed congregation in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

This year, more than 30 prospective chaplains from seminaries throughout the United States took part in the Aug. 30-Sept. 1 weekend of prayer, fraternity, and dialogue.

WASHINGTON, DC — The annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, Servant of God, will take place at 6:30 p.m. ET tonight in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Avenue, Northeast, Washington, DC. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, will be the principal celebrant and homilist.

WASHINGTON, DC — Back-to-school season brings new hope of relief for a severe Catholic chaplain shortage in the U.S. Military. Among the several hundred prospective priests entering American Catholic seminaries for the first time this fall, at least 10 plan to go on active duty as chaplains after ordination.

Mass will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in the crypt church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), has raised more than $100,000 in its annual AMS Day of Giving campaign.

More than 100 U.S. Military-affiliated Catholics joined the celebration of faith at the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

Retired U.S. Army Colonel Anita Raines appointed as Chancellor, effective September 1, 2024.

The Reverend Mr. Joshua A. Johnson, 2d Lt, USAFR, was ordained a transitional deacon on Thursday, June 6, in Albuquerque, NM.

Fathers Joseph Heisey and Christopher Feist were ordained Catholic priests on Saturday, June 15, in a solemn Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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