Memorial Mass Draws Multitudes to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The Mass will be re-broadcast on EWTN on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, at 11:30 am and pm ET.
May 20, 2026
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The Mass will be re-broadcast on EWTN on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, at 11:30 am and pm ET.
WASHINGTON, DC — As the Nation prepares to celebrate its 250th Anniversary, a U.S. Armed Forces Color Guard from the Military District of Washington will herald the opening of the 32nd Annual Memorial Mass at 4:30 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, May 17, 2026. The Mass will take place in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Avenue, Northeast, in Washington, DC.
Archbishop Broglio said, “The news of Bishop-elect Studniewski fills me with joy. He was a fine military chaplain and has been an excellent pastor. I look forward to working with him in Region IV and promise him my prayerful support as he and Bishop-elect Robert Boxie prepare for episcopal ordination.”
A record-high of 38 prospective Catholic U.S. Military chaplains gathered at St. Patrick’s Seminary for the annual AMS Spring Discernment Retreat. Please keep these men in your prayers as they continue to discern their vocations.
On March 24, Arcbishop Broglio—who this year is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his episcopal ordination—blessed and consecrated the holy oils for sacramental use over the coming year in Catholic communities on U.S. Military sites worldwide, and in the nation’s VA Medical Centers.
WASHINGTON, DC – His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass TONIGHT–March 24, 2026–at 6 p.m. (ET) in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Avenue, Northeast, in Washington, DC.
Father William (Chris) Palladino, J.C.L., a canon lawyer, current treasurer of the Canon Law Society of America, has been appointed the next Judicial Vicar of the AMS.
Archbishop Broglio celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in keeping with his annual custom on the first day of Lent. Prior to Mass, Archbishop Broglio brought ashes to bedridden patients in their rooms.
Bishop Muhm and several brother priests welcomed 54 servicemen, defense contractors, and others in Vallendar, Germany, this past weekend for a men’s retreat sponsored by the AMS.
The AMS Catholic Committee on Scouting has introduced a new activity patch honoring religious sisters who served as nurses in the Civil War.
Archbishop Broglio led dozens of prospective U.S. Military officers on Friday, January 23, as they joined the 53rd annual March for Life.
Dozens of future U.S. Military leaders were among a record gathering of more than 26,000 Catholic young adults to encounter Christ at SEEK 2026.
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