“The Protestant service is the only service scheduled in the Pentagon chapel today,” the spokesperson said in a statement. The decision not to hold a Catholic observance on Good Friday stands out given the makeup of the U.S. military, where roughly a quarter of service members identify as Catholic. The Protestant-only Good Friday service also comes as Archbishop Timothy Broglio — the head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services — just publicly criticized the administration’s posture surrounding the Iran war.
Author: Kathryn Wilkens
Published at: 2026-04-03 21:51:53
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