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Our Sunday Visitor Institute Awards $23,940 for Young Adult Catholic Outreach in U.S. Military

WASHINGTON, DC – The Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) Institute of Huntington, IN, has awarded a $23,940 grant to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), for the purpose of training young adult leaders to evangelize their non-practicing Catholic peers at U.S. Military installations. The grant will make it possible for the AMS to expand a pilot initiative it launched 18 months ago in partnership with Reach More™, an online coaching and training system of the Evangelical Catholic, a nonprofit specializing in Catholic ministry consulting and evangelization training.

February 11, 2020 No Comments

Divine Mercy University Offers Tuition Reduction to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA

STERLING, VA — Divine Mercy University (DMU) is excited to announce its partnership with the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). DMU will offer tuition reductions to AMS for its online psychology and counseling degree programs.

February 3, 2020 No Comments

Catholic Catechists in U.S. Military to Gather in Baltimore This Weekend for Mid-Atlantic Congress

BALTIMORE—More than two dozen Catholic catechetical leaders based on United States Military installations throughout the eastern U.S. will gather in Baltimore, Md., this weekend for three days of training, fellowship, discussion, and prayer at the ninth annual Mid-Atlantic Congress (MAC). The Congress is co-sponsored by 20 Catholic organizations and publishers, including the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). It provides diocesan and parish staffs and volunteers a forum in which to explore current challenges in the common areas of faith formation, management, finances, human resources, and planning. MAC 2020 will take place at the Hilton Baltimore, 401 West Pratt Street. More than 1,000 are expected to participate in this year’s Congress.

January 29, 2020 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio to Play Visible Role in 47th Annual National March for Life Activities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates from all over the United States will come to the nation’s capital this week for the 47th annual National March for Life and related events. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, will play a visible role.

January 22, 2020 No Comments

Time Running Out to Apply for 2020 “Warriors to Lourdes” Spiritual Journey

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Time is running out for current and former U.S. Military personnel, including the wounded, ill, and injured, to apply for an all-expenses-paid, round-trip journey to Lourdes during the 62nd annual Pèlerinage Militaire International (PMI)—or “International Military Pilgrimage”—in May. All applications to join the “Warriors to Lourdes” (WTL) spiritual journey, May 12 to 19, must be received no later than Wednesday, Jan. 15.

January 10, 2020 No Comments

Archbishop Timothy Broglio Issues Statement on Escalation of Tensions in Middle East

WASHINGTON, D.C. – His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA (pictured at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Dec. 23, 2019), today issued the following message to the faithful on the escalation of tensions in the Middle East:

January 6, 2020 No Comments

Catholic Military Couples Gather in Assisi, Italy, for Marriage Enrichment Retreat

ASSISI, ITALY – Twenty Catholic couples based at U.S. Military installations throughout Germany and Italy spent the weekend here in the hometown of Saint Francis of Assisi on a Marriage Enrichment Retreat sponsored by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The Dec. 6-8 retreat took place on a sunny hillside in Palazzo di Assisi, about an eight-minute drive from the center of town, at the local Diocesan Retreat Center, known as Villa Santa Tecla.

December 10, 2019 No Comments

Pope Francis Receives Archbishop Timothy Broglio and Fellow U.S. Bishops in Audience at Vatican

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday received in audience Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio and all five of his auxiliary bishops currently in service to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS): Bishops Richard B. Higgins, F. Richard Spencer, Neal J. Buckon, William (Bill) Muhm, and Joseph L. Coffey. The AMS group was among more than three dozen U.S. bishops making an “ad limina” visit to the Holy See.

December 4, 2019 No Comments

“Warriors to Lourdes” from Knights of Columbus Wins Emmy

CHICAGO, ILL – “Warriors to Lourdes,” a documentary produced by the Knights of Columbus, won an Emmy for “Outstanding Achievement for Documentary Programs – Topical” at the Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards Ceremony held on Nov. 16, 2019.

December 3, 2019 No Comments

For Followers of Christ, “To Rule” Means to Serve, Archbishop Timothy Broglio Tells Record Gathering at Annual Benefit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), celebrated its 11th Annual Benefit on Saturday, November 23, at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. The celebration broke all records for both the number of registered guests–more than 300–and the amount raised in support of pastoral care for those who serve, over $419,000.

November 26, 2019 No Comments

Support the Free Exercise of Catholic Faith in the U.S. Military and VA Medical Centers on #GivingTuesday, Dec. 3

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supporters of the free exercise of Catholic faith in the U.S. Military will have an extraordinary opportunity next month to show their support. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, (AMS), will participate in #iGiveCatholic. Now in its fifth year, #iGiveCatholic is a 24-hour online giving event for the faithful in multiple archdioceses and dioceses worldwide to unite and raise as many charitable dollars as possible in a single day. #iGiveCatholic presents an opportunity for Catholics to donate and support the organizations that enrich our souls on #GivingTuesday.

November 21, 2019 No Comments

The Field Afar: The Life of Father Vincent Capodanno Now Airing on U.S. ABC-TV Affiliates

NEW YORK, NY – Castletown Media has partnered with the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission to release the feature length documentary, The Field Afar, about Servant of God, Father Vincent Capodanno, MM, to select ABC-TV affiliates throughout the United States. Stations are airing the film on their own local schedules between November 17th through January, 2020.

November 19, 2019 No Comments

Archdiocese for the Military Services

Our Sunday Visitor Institute Awards $23,940 for Young Adult Catholic Outreach in U.S. Military

Divine Mercy University Offers Tuition Reduction to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA

Catholic Catechists in U.S. Military to Gather in Baltimore This Weekend for Mid-Atlantic Congress

Archbishop Broglio to Play Visible Role in 47th Annual National March for Life Activities

Time Running Out to Apply for 2020 “Warriors to Lourdes” Spiritual Journey

Archbishop Timothy Broglio Issues Statement on Escalation of Tensions in Middle East

Catholic Military Couples Gather in Assisi, Italy, for Marriage Enrichment Retreat

Pope Francis Receives Archbishop Timothy Broglio and Fellow U.S. Bishops in Audience at Vatican

“Warriors to Lourdes” from Knights of Columbus Wins Emmy

For Followers of Christ, “To Rule” Means to Serve, Archbishop Timothy Broglio Tells Record Gathering at Annual Benefit

Support the Free Exercise of Catholic Faith in the U.S. Military and VA Medical Centers on #GivingTuesday, Dec. 3

The Field Afar: The Life of Father Vincent Capodanno Now Airing on U.S. ABC-TV Affiliates

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