Conference Invites Military Members to Contemplate When War Is Just

The first-ever event of its kind in Virginia was prompted in part by recent ethical debates about U.S. military actions in Iran and the Caribbean.Last December, Archbishop Timothy Broglio visited the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa, Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, on the continent’s east coast. He met with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Matthew Brown, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. China, France, Japan and Italy also operate military bases in Djibouti. (Photo: Sgt. Vivian Ainomugisha / U.S. Army)Zelda CaldwellNationNovember 11, 2026CHANTILLY, Va. — Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who heads the archdiocese that provides pastoral care for U.S. Catholic service men and women, has made clear that he sees his job as more than simply making the sacraments available and providing for the spiritual formation of men and women in uniform.

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