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Auxiliary Bishop-Elect Gregg M. Caggianelli to be Ordained in Florida on May 9

WASHINGTON, DC — Father Gregg M. Caggianelli, Ch, Col, USAF, will be ordained an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), on Friday, May 9, in the main chapel of Saint Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach where he has served for many years. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, will celebrate the 2:00 p.m. (ET) ordination Mass.

March 24, 2025 No Comments

U.S. Military Catholics Participate in Rite of Election to Catholic Church

On Sunday, March 9, 17 U.S. Military-affiliated catechumens participated in the Rite of Election, the penultimate milestone of OCIA, the process of coming into communion with the Church through the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist at Easter.

March 11, 2025 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio Visits the Sick, Celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at Walter Reed

Nearly 150 U.S. Military personnel, patients, hospital staff, and others gathered for Ash Wednesday Mass at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, which took place soon after Archbishop Broglio brought ashes and Holy Communion to bedridden patients in their rooms.

March 6, 2025 No Comments

Holy See Decrees the “Offering of Life” of Korean War Hero Father Emil J. Kapaun

Pope Francis has authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree that Father Kapaun “offered his life” prematurely out of Christian charity. The decree opens the path forward for Father Kapaun’s Beatification.

February 25, 2025 No Comments

Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop for the AMS

The pontifical appointment of Father Gregg M. Caggianelli, Ch Col USAF, a nearly 30-year veteran of the United States Air Force, brings to five the total number of auxiliary bishops serving under Archbishop Broglio.

February 21, 2025 No Comments

U.S. Servicemen Reflect on Influence of St. Joseph at Catholic Men’s Retreat in Europe

Bishop Muhm welcomed 58 active-duty personnel, contractors, and sons to the annual AMS European Men’s Retreat for those who serve at the Schoenstatt Retreat Center February 7-9.

February 11, 2025 No Comments

U.S. Military Catholics Embark on Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to Rome

ROME – By decree of Pope Francis, 2025 is a Jubilee year, a time for forgiveness and reconciliation. U.S. Military Catholics will celebrate the occasion this week with an extraordinary pilgrimage to the Eternal City. At the peaks of their spiritual journey, Sunday Mass with the Holy Father and the opportunity to pass through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica will beckon pilgrims. The five-day pilgrimage overlaps the Holy See’s Jubilee of the Armed Forces, Police, and Security Personnel for Catholic first-responders worldwide, set in Rome this weekend.

February 5, 2025 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio Welcomes Termination of Tax-Funded Abortion Travel for Service Members

Archbishop Broglio issued a following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to end taxpayer funding for abortion travel in the U.S. Military.

January 31, 2025 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio Issues Statement on Washington, DC Plane Crash Involving U.S. Army Helicopter and Civilian Passenger Jet

Archbishop Broglio issued a statement today on the multi-fatal mid-air collision last night between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Eagle Flight 5342.

January 30, 2025 No Comments

Future U.S. Military Leaders Join 52nd Annual March for Life

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dozens of future U.S. Army and Navy officers braved 35-degree (F) temperatures and snow-lined streets in the Nation’s Capital on Friday to walk in the 52nd annual March for Life—the third in a post-Roe America—along Constitution Avenue. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), led the group of more than 80 prospective U.S. Military officers including cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, among others.

January 24, 2025 No Comments

Archbishop Timothy Broglio Issues Statement on Executive Orders Signed by the President

WASHINGTON, DC – In response to this week’s Executive Orders signed by President Trump, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA (AMS), and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), offered the following statement:

January 23, 2025 No Comments

U.S. Air Force Chaplain Hopeful Ordained a Transitional Deacon in Kentucky

OWENSBORO, KY – The Reverend Mr. Conrad T. Jaconette, 2d Lt USAF, a candidate for Catholic priesthood and United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a transitional deacon on Saturday, Jan. 4, in his home Diocese of Owensboro, KY. The new deacon is on track to be ordained a priest later this year and hopes eventually to serve as a Catholic chaplain in the United States Air Force, providing pastoral care to Catholic airmen, space guardians, and their families, with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).

January 13, 2025 No Comments

2025 News Releases

Auxiliary Bishop-Elect Gregg M. Caggianelli to be Ordained in Florida on May 9

U.S. Military Catholics Participate in Rite of Election to Catholic Church

Archbishop Broglio Visits the Sick, Celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at Walter Reed

Holy See Decrees the “Offering of Life” of Korean War Hero Father Emil J. Kapaun

Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop for the AMS

U.S. Servicemen Reflect on Influence of St. Joseph at Catholic Men’s Retreat in Europe

U.S. Military Catholics Embark on Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to Rome

Archbishop Broglio Welcomes Termination of Tax-Funded Abortion Travel for Service Members

Archbishop Broglio Issues Statement on Washington, DC Plane Crash Involving U.S. Army Helicopter and Civilian Passenger Jet

Future U.S. Military Leaders Join 52nd Annual March for Life

Archbishop Timothy Broglio Issues Statement on Executive Orders Signed by the President

U.S. Air Force Chaplain Hopeful Ordained a Transitional Deacon in Kentucky

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