Four Army chaplains led crew members aboard the USAT Dorchester in prayer 83 years ago, as the ship struck by a U-Boat torpedo, sunk off the coast of Greenland. Before doing so, the chaplains gave ...

A leadership delegation from Courage International poses in St. Peter’s Square on Friday, 6 Feb 2026. L-R: Angelo Sabella, 31-year Courage member; Fr. Brian Gannon, Courage Executive Director; Bishop ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — It was Feb. 3 in 1943 when the U.S.S. Dorchester (also known as the U.S.A.T. Dorchester) was hit by a German torpedo and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. The ship was transporting ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in America in the issue of Aug. 7-14 , 1982. It was paired with another article on military chaplaincy by Gordon Zahn. My perspective on the military ...

Cardinal John J. O'Connor on St. Patrick's Day in an undated photo. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Three days from now in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, Bishop Ronald Hicks will be installed as ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Communities across the nation came together Sunday to observe Four Chaplains Day. It’s a day to remember four army chaplains who gave up their life jackets to other soldiers as ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama - As the nation observes Four Chaplains Day on Feb. 3, the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps continues to draw inspiration from a historic act of selflessness while adapting to the ...

Early on Feb. 3, 1943, an enemy torpedo struck the Army transport Dorchester as it carried 902 officers and enlisted men, Navy armed guard, merchant seamen and civilian workers in the North Atlantic.

Prince George’s County settled a federal lawsuit over a jail chaplain policy requiring Christian faith. The county will pay Muslim imam Edrees Bridges $195,000 and restore him as a volunteer chaplain.

Each year, on the Sunday closest to Feb. 3, American Legion posts nationwide commemorate the selfless acts of four chaplains. This year the Legion Posts of Essex County will gather at First Parish ...