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Archbishop Timothy Broglio blesses the doors to be used as a Holy Door for the 2025 Jubilee Year at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 3, 2023.

Holy Door sealed at nation’s largest Catholic church

Dec 4, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

A Holy Door, which is traditionally sealed prior to jubilee years, provides special graces for pilgrims who walk through them. Read more

Historic Tower at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Franciscans return to Walter Reed after contract controversy resolved

Jun 15, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The friars’ longtime ministry was interrupted when their contract for pastoral services expired on March 31, just before Holy Week. Read more

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services.

Archbishop of military services condemns new rule allowing abortion at VA medical centers

May 1, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Archbishop Timothy Broglio called the new VA rule on abortion and a DoD policy funding abortion travel “morally repugnant and... Read more

Archbishop Broglio blesses Sashko Lenevych, a lieutenant in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Here’s what American Catholics in the pews have done to help relief efforts in Ukraine

Jan 27, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

“When the first bombs struck Ukraine nearly a year ago, aid was already coming in from Catholics in the United... Read more

US Navy Chaplain Lt. Tung Tran says Mass aboard the USS Rushmore, June 21, 2014.

Stretched to its limits, US military archdiocese appeals for more priests

Nov 19, 2015

Archbishop Timothy Broglio is begging for more priests for the Archdiocese of Military Services, saying that he soon may be... Read more

On Veteran's Day, pray for those who made the 'ultimate sacrifice'

Nov 11, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

The commemoration of Veterans’ Day offers Catholics the opportunity to pray for the souls of those who have fallen and... Read more

Freedom demands vigilance, archbishop reminds Americans

Jul 4, 2014

This Fourth of July, Americans should reflect on the nation’s foundational principles and values, while realizing that freedom comes at... Read more

American flag.

Military archbishop welcomes religious freedom coalition

Jul 16, 2013

By Adelaide Mena

Archbishop Timothy Broglio has welcomed a coalition for religious freedom in the U.S. military as legislation aiming to protect religious... Read more