AMS welcomed more than one dozen military couples to Nemi, Italy, this past weekend for the AMS Catholic Marriage Enrichment Retreat. Archbishop Broglio took part in the Oct. 18-20 retreat.
WASHINGTON, DC — Father Robert R. Cannon is now “the Reverend Monsignor” Robert R. Cannon. The Holy See recently bestowed the honorary ecclesiastical title on the retired U.S. Air Force chaplain and former chancellor of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), for exceptional service to the Catholic Church. Msgr. Cannon stepped down as AMS chancellor last month after eight years of service to pursue a doctorate in canon law. He has been succeeded as chancellor by retired U.S. Army Colonel Anita Raines.
ROME — Former NBA player Gordon Hayward joined the Catholic Church this week in Rome. The 34-year-old, six-foot-seven forward who retired from professional basketball in August after a 14-year career with the Utah Jazz, the Boston Celtics, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Oklahoma City Thunder, made a Profession of Faith and received the sacraments of confirmation and his First Holy Communion.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC — Slain Vietnam War hero, the Servant of God Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, CHC, LT, USN (1929-1967), gave witness to the hope of salvation through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ: “We have been bought at the high price of the Blood of the Lamb. Father Capodanno showed that he understood that when he was willing to shed his own blood in service to his Marines.” His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, delivered that message Wednesday night to a packed congregation in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
This year, more than 30 prospective chaplains from seminaries throughout the United States took part in the Aug. 30-Sept. 1 weekend of prayer, fraternity, and dialogue.
WASHINGTON, DC — The annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, Servant of God, will take place at 6:30 p.m. ET tonight in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Avenue, Northeast, Washington, DC. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, will be the principal celebrant and homilist.
Mass will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in the crypt church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
More than 100 U.S. Military-affiliated Catholics joined the celebration of faith at the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Anita Raines appointed as Chancellor, effective September 1, 2024.
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.
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.
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