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Archbishop Broglio Urges Legal Community to Act with Love

WASHINGTON, DC — “Perhaps if more of us directed our thoughts in the ways of peace, we would discover and develop a more civil society and learn to live in harmony with our neighbors.” His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, preached that message to prominent legal professionals including U.S. Supreme Court Justices, Vice-President JD Vance, and others at the annual Red Mass on Sunday at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle in the Nation’s Capital.

October 6, 2026 No Comments

The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Hosts Annual Pilgrimage and Mass for the Sea Services

Hundreds gathered at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on Sunday, October 4, to ask for Mother Seton’s protection and continued intercession for all those who serve our Nation at sea.

October 6, 2026 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio Stands United with Brother Bishops in Virginia on November Ballot Initiatives

Archbishop Broglio has issued a letter to Catholic voters in Virginia, expressing solidarity with that state’s two Catholic bishops over three proposed state constitutional amendments.

October 5, 2026 No Comments

Team Saint Paul Sends Five New Members to Accompany U.S. Service Personnel in Lives of Faith

Archbishop Broglio commissioned five new members of Team Saint Paul, an apostolate sending civilian young adults to accompany peers in the U.S. armed forces where they serve on their journeys of faith.

September 14, 2026 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio to Celebrate Mass Commemorating 25th Anniversary of 9/11

Archbishop Broglio will be the principal celebrant and homilist at a Mass commemorating the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, at 5:15 p.m. ET on Sept. 11, 2026.

September 10, 2026 No Comments

Co-Sponsored Seminarians Celebrate Labor Day Weekend in Nation’s Capital

“It’s always a highlight of the year for me to come here,” said the Reverend Mr. Paul Keenan, “It’s what keeps us feeling connected to the AMS and what gives us a sense of community with one another as seminarians.”

September 10, 2026 No Comments

Servant of God Father Vincent R. Capodanno Remembered at Memorial Mass on 59th Anniversary of Death

In his homily, Archbishop said that Father Capodanno “gave his life for others and we are inspired and try to learn how to be for others in the midst of a world too often mired in the swamp of selfishness and worship at the altar of me.”

September 8, 2026 No Comments

Wilderness Retreat Draws Prospective Catholic Military Chaplains to Rocky Mountains

In western Wyoming, 14 young men, all prospective Catholic U.S. Military chaplains, gathered over the past week to discern if they are called to the priesthood and military chaplaincy in a first-of-its-kind Wilderness Discernment Retreat.

August 21, 2026 No Comments

U.S. Navy Chaplain Father Daniel L. Mode Awarded Second Legion of Merit

Father Mode was presented the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious service on Aug. 12 at command headquarters in the Navy Yard in Washington, DC.

August 20, 2026 No Comments

Blue Ribbon Roster of Speakers Lined Up for Inaugural Catholic Military Conference

WASHINGTON, DC – Very soon, for the first time ever, U.S. Military Catholics from around the country will convene to reflect prayerfully on military service from the perspective of Catholic moral teaching. The national gathering comes amid simmering conflicts, tensions, and anxieties, both at home and abroad, as the Nation’s Finest deploy to keep the peace and maintain global order.

August 20, 2026 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio to Celebrate Annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, Servant of God

The annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, Servant of God, will take place at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

August 18, 2026 No Comments

Catholic Military Conference to Feature Keynote Speech from Notre Dame Theology Professor on the Meaning of Just War

With a variety of keynote addresses and breakout sessions, participants will leave the conference better formed as disciples of Christ, more synodally connected to the AMS, and bonded by new friendships with fellow Catholic military families.

July 28, 2026 No Comments

2026 News Releases

Archbishop Broglio Urges Legal Community to Act with Love

The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Hosts Annual Pilgrimage and Mass for the Sea Services

Archbishop Broglio Stands United with Brother Bishops in Virginia on November Ballot Initiatives

Team Saint Paul Sends Five New Members to Accompany U.S. Service Personnel in Lives of Faith

Archbishop Broglio to Celebrate Mass Commemorating 25th Anniversary of 9/11

Co-Sponsored Seminarians Celebrate Labor Day Weekend in Nation’s Capital

Servant of God Father Vincent R. Capodanno Remembered at Memorial Mass on 59th Anniversary of Death

Wilderness Retreat Draws Prospective Catholic Military Chaplains to Rocky Mountains

U.S. Navy Chaplain Father Daniel L. Mode Awarded Second Legion of Merit

Blue Ribbon Roster of Speakers Lined Up for Inaugural Catholic Military Conference

Archbishop Broglio to Celebrate Annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, Servant of God

Catholic Military Conference to Feature Keynote Speech from Notre Dame Theology Professor on the Meaning of Just War

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