What is Chaplain?
[[File:Military chaplain.jpg|A [[US Navy]] '''''chaplain''''' in [[Iraq]] studies his [[Bible]] for an upcoming [[service]]|thumb|180px|right]] A '''chaplain''' is typically a [[priest]], [[pastor]], ordained [[deacon]] or other member of the [[clergy]]. They usually serve a [[group]] of [[people]] who are not organized as a mission or [[church]], or who are unable to attend church for many reasons, such as poor [[health]], confinement, or [[military]] or [[Civil law|civil]] duties. Chaplains may be members of a Christian church, or followers of Judaism, Islam or humanism. Schools, colleges, prisons, hospitals, and the armed forces commonly provide the services of chaplains. {{commonscat}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Religious occupations]]