Staten Island Advance

Mass in honor of Father Vincent Capodanno set for Sept. 3 at the chapel that bears his name in Fort Wadsworth

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — To commemorate the 56th anniversary of the death of Rev. Vincent R. Capodanno, Bishop Patrick Byrne, Episcopal vicar of Staten Island and pastor of Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, ...
Staten Island Advance

With ‘mangled’ arm, Father Capodanno tended to dying in Vietnam, until he too was killed. | From the vault

Editor’s Note: This is the digitized version of an article that appeared in the Saturday, Sept. 9, 1967 edition of the Staten Island Advance. It takes us back to the morning when borough residents ...
National Catholic Register

Archbishop Broglio: Father Capodanno’s ‘Ultimate Sacrifice’ Inspires Us to Serve

Editor's Note: Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services USA celebrated a memorial Mass for Father Vincent Capodanno on Sept. 4. Below, please find the full text of his ...
National Catholic Register

Sainthood Cause for Father Vincent Capodanno Sees Setback

The ‘Grunt Padre’ died on a Vietnam battlefield as a military chaplain to U.S. Marines. Theological consultants recently voted to recommend to Vatican dicastery that the cause be suspended. But ...
Commercial Appeal

We need an Army of Normal Leaders like 'The Grunt Padre' | Opinion

Father Vincent Capodanno, known as "The Grunt Padre," served as a Marine chaplain during the Vietnam War. Capodanno died heroically in Operation Swift, saving and comforting his men under heavy fire.
Crux

Backers of priest’s cause vow to fight recommendation to suspend it

Maryknoll Father Vincent R. Capodanno, a Navy chaplain who was killed while serving with the Marines in Vietnam, is pictured ministering in the field in an undated photo. (Credit: CNS photo/Courtesy ...
Crux

Navy chaplain remembered on 55th anniversary of death in Vietnam

Deacon Charles Carroll uses holy water to bless the grave site of Maryknoll Father Vincent R. Capodanno at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Staten Island, N.Y., Sept. 4, 2022, the 55th anniversary of the ...