Catholic Military Life

Father Hermes Losbañes, CH (MAJ), USA, has his work cut out for him. He is a chaplain recruiter for the U.S. Army. Specifically, Father Losbañes recruits Catholic priests to serve on active duty. The Army is suffering a desperate shortage of Catholic chaplains. Right now, only 89 are serving some 115,000 Catholic active-duty soldiers. That's one priest for every 1,300 Catholic soldiers spread around the world, not counting their families. The shortage has been growing for decades due to attrition. Catholic Army chaplains are retiring faster than they can be replaced. In this edition of Catholic Military Life, the official podcast of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, Father Losbañes shares how he is working diligently to fill the gap, and how you can help.