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

Walter Reed military hospital says new Catholic pastoral care contract under review

Apr 11, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The Maryland medical center was sharply criticized by Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio for not renewing its contract with a local... Read more

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

Broglio blasts military hospital for putting for-profit firm in charge of Catholic pastoral care

Apr 8, 2023

By Shannon Mullen

Walter Reed military hospital ended its contract with a community of Franciscan friars just before Holy Week, the Archdiocese of... Read more

Emergency room intensive care unit. Via Shutterstock

Hospital chaplains prepare for “tsunami” of COVID-19 patients

Mar 21, 2020

By Matt Hadro

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the United States, one chaplain in New York told CNA that hospitals are the front... Read more