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Marriage Enrichment Retreat Draws Record Turnout in Germany

WALDFISCHBACH-BURGALBEN, GERMANY — The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), welcomed a record thirty-one U.S. Air Force couples to Waldfischbach-Burgalben, Germany, this past weekend for an AMS Marriage Enrichment Retreat. The couples, from the Holy Family Catholic Community at Ramstein Air Base, about 20 miles away, all participated in the April 11-12 retreat at the Maria Rosenberg Pilgrimage Site and Spiritual Center — a site run by the Diocese of Speyer in southwest Germany. Fathers Emeka C. Okwuosa, Ch, Capt, USAF, and Joseph Deichert, Ch, Col, USAF (Ret.), worked with the planning committee and the facilitator, AMS Vice-Chancellor for Evangelization Mark Moitoza, Th.D., D.Min., to organize the retreat.

April 15, 2025 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio Consecrates and Blesses Sacramental Oils at Chrism Mass

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday evening, April 8, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), blessed and consecrated sacred 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. The rites took place at the annual Chrism Mass of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), where dozens of bishops, priests, and chaplains serving the U.S. Military and the VA also renewed their ministerial commitment to Jesus Christ and His Church.

April 10, 2025 No Comments

Archdiocese Sets New Records for Attendance and Proceeds at 16th Annual Benefit

AMS set new records Saturday evening for both attendance and giving at its 16th Annual Benefit. Archbishop Broglio hosted a record 383 guests at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Northeast Washington, raising $513,000 for the Archdiocese.

November 21, 2024 No Comments

Military Council of Catholic Women Donates $20,300.63 for U.S. Military Chaplain Vocations

On Friday, Sept. 20, MCCW presented a check for $20,300.63 to Archbishop Broglio for the purpose of supporting the AMS Co-Sponsored Seminarian Program.

September 23, 2024 No Comments

Newly Commissioned Members of Team Saint Paul Prepare to be Sent on Mission

Team Saint Paul is now gaining traction on two U.S. Military installations: Fort Campbell in Kentucky and Travis Air Force Base in California. On Sept. 13, Archbishop Broglio commissioned the newest three members.

September 23, 2024 No Comments

Hundreds Brave Rain to Attend 30th Annual Memorial Mass at Basilica

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

May 21, 2024 No Comments

One Million Dollars Raised in One Year for Catholics Who Serve

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mr. Joseph Starshak, Chair of the Board of Directors, is happy to share the success of the Patrons of the Saint John XXIII Foundation. Created in October 2022 by Resolution of the Board of Directors, Patrons are individuals or couples who contribute/pledge a qualifying gift to the Foundation’s investment portfolio. The preeminent giving society of the Foundation, Patrons, by their gift, make a legacy investment in the future of the Foundation’s mission and ministry of nourishing the faith of Catholics in the Armed Forces and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.

February 6, 2024 No Comments

Contracting at Maxwell Air Force Base Imitates Walter Reed NMMC

WASHINGTON, DC – …. On Tuesday, Sept. 5, as the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, was commemorating the anniversary of the death in combat of the Servant of God, Father Vincent Capodanno, word was received that the contracting office at Maxwell AFB would not fill the General Schedule (GS) position until late September or mid-October.

September 6, 2023 No Comments

CatholicMom.com Features Joyful Momentum by Elizabeth A. Tomlin, Esq., in Summer Book Club

WASHINGTON, D.C. – CatholicMom.com will offer Joyful Momentum: Growing and Sustaining Vibrant Women’s Groups (Ave Maria Press) by Elizabeth A. Tomlin, Esq., as the featured book for its summer book club. Ms. Tomlin, a U.S. Army wife and mother of three, is a past president of the Military Council of Catholic Women (MCCW) and General Counsel for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).

June 16, 2023 No Comments

Catholic U.S. Military Couples Gather on Guam for Marriage Enrichment Retreat

GUAM – Twenty-six Catholic couples based at U.S. Military installations on Guam spent part of last weekend on Tumon Bay for a Marriage Enrichment Retreat sponsored by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The May 19-20 retreat took place at the Hilton Guam Resort and Spa, about a five-minute drive from Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport. The time of reflection was facilitated by Mark Moitoza, Th.D., D. Min., AMS Vice-Chancellor for Evangelization. Fathers Guy Kagere, Ch, Capt, USAF, and Daniel J. Swartz, CHC (LT), USN, were on hand and led the couples in prayer.

May 25, 2023 No Comments

Warriors to Lourdes Complete Spiritual Journey in Search of Healing, Divine Mercy, and Peace on Earth

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of more than 250 pilgrims composed largely of U.S. Military personnel—including the ill, wounded, and injured, along with their companions and caretakers—headed home from France this week after a week-long journey of healing to the Marian grotto and bath springs in Lourdes. The Warriors to Lourdes went to the Pyrenees Mountain village last week to take part in the 63rd annual Pèlerinage Militaire International (PMI)—or International Military Pilgrimage—staged annually since 1958 at one of the world’s holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Bernadette Soubirous in a series of apparitions exactly 100 years prior.

May 18, 2023 No Comments

Archbishop Timothy Broglio Completes Pastoral Visit to U.S. Military Personnel in Gulf

Archbishop Broglio, on Saturday wrapped up a nine-day pastoral visit with U.S. Military members and Catholic clergy stationed on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf.

February 6, 2023 No Comments

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Marriage Enrichment Retreat Draws Record Turnout in Germany

Archbishop Broglio Consecrates and Blesses Sacramental Oils at Chrism Mass

Archdiocese Sets New Records for Attendance and Proceeds at 16th Annual Benefit

Military Council of Catholic Women Donates $20,300.63 for U.S. Military Chaplain Vocations

Newly Commissioned Members of Team Saint Paul Prepare to be Sent on Mission

Hundreds Brave Rain to Attend 30th Annual Memorial Mass at Basilica

One Million Dollars Raised in One Year for Catholics Who Serve

Contracting at Maxwell Air Force Base Imitates Walter Reed NMMC

CatholicMom.com Features Joyful Momentum by Elizabeth A. Tomlin, Esq., in Summer Book Club

Catholic U.S. Military Couples Gather on Guam for Marriage Enrichment Retreat

Warriors to Lourdes Complete Spiritual Journey in Search of Healing, Divine Mercy, and Peace on Earth

Archbishop Timothy Broglio Completes Pastoral Visit to U.S. Military Personnel in Gulf

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