Barack Obama called him a 'shepherd in combat boots.' Now, the Vatican may give Father Emil Kapaun an even greater title.

The Army Chaplain Corps touches every level of Army operations, from tactical to strategic, in order to nurture the living, care for the wounded, and honor the fallen. Since Gen. George Washington ...

The family of Chaplain (Major General) Bill Green Jr., U.S. Army chief of chaplains, pins on his new rank during a promotion ceremony on March 15 at the U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The COVID-19 pandemic brought new attention to the work of chaplains. Before the pandemic, as an article in The New York Times put ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Air Force Maj. Thomas Simmons, staff chaplain and course director for the Chaplain Spiritual Leadership Course, led a group ...

Chaplain Corps gathers for Flags In to honor the fallen on Chaplains Hill at Arlington National Cemetery, May 21, 2026.

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed retired Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben as the next House chaplain Thursday, making her the first woman to serve as chaplain in either chamber of ...

(RNS) – The Rev. Patrick J. Conroy likened watching Congress debate in person the first time to 'when my parents were arguing past one another.' WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Rev. Patrick J. Conroy, a lawyer ...

Jesuit Father Patrick J. Conroy, pictured in a May 8 photo, has been the chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011. He said he always knew he wanted to work in Congress but never ...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi marked another milestone for women in Congress Thursday by appointing retired Navy Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. Kibben is the ...

After Rowlett police and fire chaplain Steven Leatherwood opposed Mayor Tammy Dana-Bashian's proclamation of Pride Month in June, resident Michelle Wigington posed a question on a community Facebook ...