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Al-Qaida hatred for Pope caused US concern for Vatican security

Wednesday, 15 December 2010 12:02 Last Updated on Friday, 22 July 2011 07:26 Written by CNA/EWTN News

Speaking frankly about “the known al-Qaida antipathy to the Pope,” American embassy officials in 2008 asked the U.S. State Department to consider an effort to help Vatican security forces deal with terrorist threats. The WikiLeaks website recently published a Dec. 19, 2008 State Department cable reputedly from the U.S. Embassy in Rome. The cable, classified as “secret,” documented a request from the U.S. Vatican Embassy to plan and fund a “crisis management tabletop exercise” with Vatican security services.

Navy Chaplains: Called to Serve

Friday, 26 November 2010 12:25 Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 July 2012 21:29 Written by Rhumb Lines

Chaplains provide an invaluable service to our Sailors, their family members, our commands and the Navy overall. Like the mortar between the bricks, chaplains support the commander’s objectives, build morale and enhance mission accomplishment. The chaplain is key to helping our people maintain Navy standards of conduct." ----Vice Adm. Al Myers, Commander, Naval Air Forces/Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific FleetNov. 28 marks the 235th birthday of the Navy Chaplain Corps. This day commemorates the Continental Congress’ adoption of the Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies of North America. Article 2 of these rules stated: "The commanders of the ships of the 13 United Colonies are to take care that divine service be performed twice a day on board, and a sermon preached on Sundays, unless bad weather or other extraordinary accidents prevent it." Today, Navy chaplains serve throughout the maritime services – Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard – and in every environment, taking care of the nation’s most valuable resource: Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and their devoted families.

Fort Leavenworth Dedicates New Chapel

Friday, 29 October 2010 09:58 Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 July 2011 13:00 Written by Melissa Bower

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (Oct. 21, 2010) - Frontier Chapel on Fort Leavenworth was dedicated in an ecumenical service Oct. 18. The $15.5 million chapel was built from 2008-2010 just north of the older Pioneer Chapel at the corner of Pope and Thomas avenues using federal spending bills. Frontier Chapel has been unofficially open for about two months.

"We will not cut a ribbon, but in a more informal worship service, we will dedicate it to God," said Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Mike Thompson, Garrison Religious Services.

St. Maximilian Kolbe Feast Day

Sunday, 08 August 2010 16:38 Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 July 2011 13:01 Written by Catholic News Agency

Saint Maximilian Kolbe, the Polish Franciscan priest, missionary and martyr, will soon be celebrated throughout the Church on his feast day, August 14. The saint died in the concentration camp at Auschwitz, during World War II, and is remembered as a “martyr of charity” for dying in place of another prisoner who had a wife and children. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 10, 1982.

St. Maximilian is also celebrated for his missionary work, his evangelistic use of modern means of communication, and for his lifelong devotion to the Virgin Mary under her title of the Immaculate Conception.

All these aspects of St. Maximilian's life converged in his founding of the Militia Immaculata. The worldwide organization continues St. Maximilian Kolbe's mission of bringing individuals and societies into the Catholic Church, through dedication to the Virgin Mary.

Find Sacramental Records

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 20:50 Last Updated on Thursday, 28 July 2011 10:07 Written by Judy McCloskey

All sacramental records are maintained and housed by the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA in the heart of Washington, DC.

To receive copies, contact the AMS at 202-719-3600 or use the online sacramental request form found here:

https://www.kintera.org/site/apps/ka/rg/register.asp?c=dwJXKgOUJiIaG&b=6694207&en=rmIVJ6PYKhLQLfPYJbKQKfP1JqIbIoMZKhLZJlM3LoJ4KiM6IAJ

Fee: $25

Allow 4-6 weeks to process.

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