‘Incomprehensible’ By Gina Christian OSV News Hours before Holy Week began, a U.S. major military medical center ended a long-standing contract to provide Catholic pastoral care to veterans and service members, violating their religious freedom, according to Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for Military Services. On March 31, Walter Reed National […]
Kaneohe base chapel is a fitting tribute to late bishop’s impact
The Chaplain Joseph W. Estabrook Chapel is the only U.S. military house of worship named after a bishop By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When David Hammond was a college student on the path to priesthood, he began to think about being a military chaplain. To that end, he contacted the U.S. Archdiocese for the […]
Hawaii woman receives military archdiocese special recognition
The Archbishop for the Military Services Timothy P. Broglio has awarded Tracey Harger, the Catholic pastoral life coordinator for U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, the Medal of the Archdiocese for the Military Services for her outstanding volunteer work in the archdiocese. The award was presented at a Mass June 11 at the Soldier’s Chapel at Schofield […]