Franciscan friars return to pastoral ministry at Walter Reed
Franciscans have returned to pastoral ministry at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, two months after the center decided to end their contract.
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Franciscans have returned to pastoral ministry at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, two months after the center decided to end their contract.
A two-month impasse over providing Catholic chaplain services to patients and staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center ended Wednesday, the Archdiocese for the Military Services said.
(OSV News) -- Franciscan priests have returned to pastoral ministry at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, two months after the center decided to end their contract.The priests and brothers of Holy Name College Friary of Silver Spring, Maryland, resumed their service at the medical center June 13, according to a June 15 press release issued by the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, which exercises pastoral jurisdiction over the center.The U.S. Defense Hea
The friars’ longtime ministry was interrupted when their contract for pastoral services expired on March 31, just before Holy Week.
The National Military Medical Center said they would review the new contract with a secular firm to ensure Catholics can access their religious services.