When Colonel Robert C. Wittig enlisted in the Army in 1985 he only planned to enlist long enough to get enough money to go to college. Serving as a chaplain's assistant changed all that. "I just fell ...

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

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

In the 18 years I’ve been writing this column, many readers have shared their impression of what a chaplain is. And more than a few have certainly told me what a chaplain is not. A few readers are ...

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 ...

There’s a scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade that you might be familiar with: the leap of faith. Indiana Jones is standing on a ledge in a cave and needs to cross to the other side, over a ...

Lawmakers are among those who condemned Maj. Gen. William Green Jr.'s dismissal and called for more transparency from the Pentagon about the matter.

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 ...

For our series "Outbreak Voices," hospital chaplain Stephanie Ramos of Los Angeles recounts what two years of her ministry has been like, comforting the sick and grieving affected by COVID-19. It was ...

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 ...