The hospital terminated a nearly 20-year contract with Holy Name College Friary on March 31 and issued a “cease and desist” order to the community of Franciscan Catholic priests and brothers shortly before Holy Week, according to the Archdiocese for the Military Services.
The end of a long-running Catholic pastoral care contract with Walter Reed highlights broader concerns about the federal contracting process for such services.
The end of a long-running Catholic pastoral care contract at a leading U.S. military medical center highlights broader concerns about the federal contracting process for such services, according to the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.
According to the Catholic leaders, the U.S. military has awarded a new contract for Catholic pastoral care to a for-profit secular company that the archdioceses believes cannot provide adequate care.