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Military makes policy providing abortions for service members permanent
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is making permanent a policy to provide abortions in certain circumstances to service members. Read more
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Broglio blasts military hospital for putting for-profit firm in charge of Catholic pastoral care
Walter Reed military hospital ended its contract with a community of Franciscan friars just before Holy Week, the Archdiocese of... Read more
COVID-19 vaccine mandate for military nears its end
Republicans in the House of Representatives have secured a compromise with Democrats dropping the vaccine mandate from the nation’s annual... Read more
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Military chaplains inspired this soldier, abandoned as a toddler, to enter seminary
Retired Army Col. Cameron Song Sellers served his country, and now, he’s serving God. Read more
Biden reverses military ban on gender transitioning
President Joe Biden on Monday revoked a ban on gender transitioning in the military, allowing troops to serve on the... Read more
At Lourdes shrine, 'wounded warriors' can pray for peace and healing
Military service members’ annual pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Lourdes can be a time of healing and peace, especially... Read more
US military expands accommodations for religious attire
New rules from the Pentagon seek to broaden religious attire protections for members of the armed services, though some critics... Read more
Military archbishop welcomes religious freedom coalition
Archbishop Timothy Broglio has welcomed a coalition for religious freedom in the U.S. military as legislation aiming to protect religious... Read more
