Catholic Military Life

Like all Catholic dioceses, the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), staffs a Tribunal to adjudicate marriage annulment petitions and other matters of canon law. But unlike any other U.S. diocese, the AMS encompasses the entire world, serving those who serve in the U.S. Military wherever they are stationed or deployed. With a population of 1.8 million Catholics, the AMS has enormous responsibility, and its Tribunal stays busy. In this edition of Catholic Military Life, the official podcast of the AMS, Judicial Vicar Father Christopher Armstrong, J.C.D., shares how the Tribunal goes about its work handling some of the most sensitive matters facing practicing Catholics in the U.S. Military.