Catholic chaplains minister to families at Arlington National Cemetery Posted
Father Eduardo B. Amora, a Navy chaplain who holds the rank of lieutenant commander, gives remarks Sept. 27, 2018, at Arlington National Cemetery during the group burial of four Marines and one sailor who died during the Vietnam War. Buried in Section 60 of the cemetery, their remains were identified decades after their deaths by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Father Amora is a priest of the Diocese of Mati, Philippines, on assignment with the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services. (CNS photo/Elizabeth Fraser, courtesy Arlington National Cemetery via Arlington Catholic Herald)
Honor veterans with prayer, gratitude, says military bishop
Bishop Joseph Coffey, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in active chaplain service with the U.S. Navy, is an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Military Services for the USA, the largest archdiocese in the world. (Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA)
By Gina Christian • Posted May 28, 2021
As the nation marks Memorial Day, prayer and gratitude are two ways in which Catholics can best honor veterans, said a bishop and decorated military chaplain.
“You might want to go to Mass that day and pray for them,” said Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Coffey, Vicar for Veterans Affairs in the U.S.’s Archdiocese for the Military Services. “And if you see any veterans, thank them for their service.”