An archdiocesan tribunal looking into whether the life of Father Capodanno merits consideration for sainthood by the Catholic Church has wrapped up its nearly four-year inquiry. Continue reading
Progress on Cause for Canonization
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Update on Documentary
Progress on the documentary is on schedule, thanks to our very generous donors. The film is scheduled to be completed in time for broadcast by EWTN on September 4, 2017, the 50th anniversary of Father Capodanno’s death. Continue reading
Two New Board Members
The Guild has recently welcomed two new members to the Board of Directors: Thomas V. Draude and Linda Capodanno Sargent, Father Capodanno’s niece by marriage Continue reading
Update on Documentary
Support the Documentary As you know the Capodanno Guild has partnered with the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) to develop a new documentary on the life of Father Vincent Capodanno, Servant of God. Our producer, James Kelty, is an award-winning … Continue reading Closing of the Diocesan Phase
The process of instructing the Cause for the Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God, Father Vincent Capodanno, MM is once again moving forward. There were some disappointing administrative issues that slowed the process to a crawl, and prevented … Continue reading
Update on Documentary
Work continues on the film documentary of Father Capodanno’s life. The project is jointly underwritten by the Father Vincent Capodanno Guild and Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), produced by award-winning filmmaker, James C. Kelty. Although provisions were made to travel … Continue reading
Closing of the Diocesan Phase Postponed
Unfortunately, due to the demands of assembling the materials for the Cause of beatification of Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, the Closing of the Diocesan Phase has been postponed to Spring 2017. However, there is some exciting news to share from … Continue reading
Called and Chosen Documentary
A trailer is now available for the new documentary film about the Grunt Padre. This film — a partnership between the Father Vincent Capodanno Guild and EWTN — will be about the life and heroic death of Servant of God … Continue reading
Archbishop Broglio Gives Homily at Annual Mass
On September 6, 2016, Archbishop Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, was the principle celebrant and homilist at the annual Memorial Mass for Father Capodanno which took place in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the … Continue reading
Documentary Project Discussed in National Catholic Register
Joseph Pronechen of the National Catholic Register writes, “Great news! A new film is underway about the Grunt Padre —Servant of God Father Vincent Capodanno, a Medal of Honor recipient, posthumously, for his heroism on Sept. 4, 1967.” “That day, … Continue reading
Production Underway on Documentary Film
Film to air next year on EWTN and will be available to the public on DVD From the weathered rowhouses of Staten Island, N.Y., to the Vietnamese hillside where he gave his life our documentary film is well underway and … Continue reading
The Grunt Padre Now Available on Audible
Father Capodanno’s biography, The Grunt Padre is now available as an audio book through Audible.com, Amazon, and iTunes. Continue reading
New Video from Christopher Stefanick
Christopher Stefanick of RealLifeCatholic.com, the creator of dynamic videos such as the one about Father Kapaun, has created a video about Father Capodanno. This video, which provides an excellent brief introduction to the powerful story of the Grunt Padre, is available on … Continue reading
ETWN News Nightly Covers Father Capodanno
Guild to Work with EWTN on New Documentary
The Capodanno Guild has begun work with EWTN on a documentary on the life, death, and path to Canonization of Father Vincent Capodanno. Continue reading
CNS Video Celebrates Father Capodanno
Catholic News Service has put together a short video celebrating Father Capodanno's life and heroic death. The video contains scenes from the 2014 Memorial Mass for Father Capodanno and testimony from Capt. George Phillips USMC (Ret.), the Chairman of the Capodanno … Continue reading
EWTN to Air Documentary on Father Capodanno
With a Memorial Mass scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 4, for United States Navy Chaplain and Vietnam War hero Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, EWTN aired a one-hour documentary on the life and death of the Maryknoll missionary who died in … Continue reading
Radio Program Discusses Father Capodanno
Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA talks about the life of Vietnam War hero Father Capodanno in an interview with Bob Krebs on the radio program Catholic Forum which aired on WDEL in Wilmington, Del. and … Continue reading
Father Capodanno’s Chalice
Msgr. Thomas Olszyk celebrated Mass Friday, June 27 at the Archdiocese for hte Military Services, USA chapel using a chalice that belonged to Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, Servant of God. The archdiocese recently acquired the chalice from the estate of … Continue reading
Opening of the Cause for Beatification
During a vespers service on the evening of October 1, 2013, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D. of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA presided over a the formal renewal of the opening of the Cause for Beatification of Father Capodanno. During … Continue reading