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Seventy years after his death in a North Korean prisoner-of-war camp, the remains of Catholic U.S. Army chaplain and Medal of Honor recipient Father Emil J. Kapaun, Servant of God, are finally back home in Kansas.

Archbishop Broglio has issued a statement on the killing of U.S. Military personnel outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thurs, August 26.

Thanks to the generosity of a retired military couple, donations received in support of the AMS Co-Sponsored Seminarian Program through the end of June will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $25,000.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. lead the rosary on May 17 as part of the Pope’s global prayer initiative to end the pandemic.

USCCB Administrative Committee, made up of all the chairmen of the Conference’s committees and a representative from each Episcopal Region of the US which operates as the board of directors, has issued a pastoral message on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Archbishop Broglio has called the attention of the faithful of the AMS to the statement released by the President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

The Vatican has announced the beginning of a special year dedicated to Saint Joseph, hailing him as a model of fatherhood and a key intercessor in modern times.

Archbishop Broglio has issued a clarification regarding certain attempts to distort remarks made by Pope Francis contained in a “documentary” directed by Evgeny Afineevsky.

With the launching of the new AMS Family Witness to Christ platform, Catholic military families now have access to games, videos, challenges, and other innovative tools to support pre-K-through-12 religious education. 

On May 7, Archbishop Broglio issued a new letter to the faithful of the Archdiocese regarding the COVID-19 virus.