
New Priest Ordained in Colorado Anticipates Active-Duty Service as U.S. Army Chaplain
Father Patrick G. DiLoreto, (1 Lt), USAR, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a priest on Saturday, June 8.

Father Patrick G. DiLoreto, (1 Lt), USAR, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a priest on Saturday, June 8.

Father Joshua G. Miller, (CPT), USAR, a candidate for U.S. Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, June 8.

Father Colin Patrick, (CPT), USAR, a candidate for United States Army chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, June 1, in his home Archdiocese of Atlanta, GA.

Father Zachary Glick, 2d Lt, USAFR, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, June 1, 2024, in his home Diocese of Gary, IN.

The Reverend Mr. Erin M. Donlon, LT, USNR, a candidate for the Catholic priesthood and United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a transitional deacon on Saturday, May 25.

Archbishop Broglio calls on the faithful to pray for peace in troubled world.

DETROIT — Father Matthew D. Kurt, (1LT), USAR, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, May 18, in his home Archdiocese of Detroit, MI. The new priest plans to go on active duty as a Catholic chaplain in the U.S. Army, providing pastoral care to soldiers and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). Father Kurt will be eligible for accession once he completes three years of pastoral service in Detroit under his co-sponsored seminarian agreement with the two archdioceses.

Mr. Mark Chopko (left) congratulates Archbishop Timothy Broglio on being named Founding Patron of the St. John XXIII Foundation.

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week Father Daniel L. Mode, CHC, CAPT, USN, an accomplished and highly respected Catholic U.S. Navy chaplain, who remains in good standing with both the Navy and the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), received notice from the U.S. Coast Guard that he has been permanently removed from his duties as Chaplain of the Coast Guard. Some media outlets have reported that Father Mode failed to act on knowledge of another’s past sexual misconduct.

BOCA RATON, FL – The Reverend Mr. Jacob Christian Gwynn, LTJG, USNR, a candidate for the Catholic priesthood and United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a transitional deacon on Saturday, April 13, for the Diocese of Venice, FL. 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. Navy, providing pastoral care to Catholics in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).

ASHBURN, VA – The Reverend Mr. Raymond E. Goins and the Rev. Mr. Michael C. Sampson were among 12 men ordained transitional deacons in the Diocese of Arlington on Saturday, April 6, before an overflow congregation at Saint Theresa Catholic Church in Ashburn, VA. Both are on track to become Catholic priests and U.S. Military chaplains—Mr. Goins in the Army, Mr. Sampson in the Navy—with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).

MENLO PARK, CA – A Catholic military chaplain serves God and Country, but how to know if you are called to wear both collar and colors? That’s the question for 27 young men gathered here this weekend to explore the “vocation within a vocation.” Those who discern a call may soon enter seminary to become priests and eventually, officers in the U.S. Armed Forces, Serving Those Who Serve, helping ease a shortage of Catholic chaplains on active duty.
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