Vincent R. Capodanno

On December 27, 1968, [[Secretary of the Navy]] [[Paul Ignatius]] notified the Capodanno family that he would posthumously be awarded the [[Medal of Honor]]. The ceremony was held on January 7, 1969.{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title= Top Medal Awarded To Dead Chaplain |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/01/08/archives/top-medal-awarded-to-dead-chaplain.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=January 8, 1969 |access-date=May 22, 2019}}

On December 27, 1968, [[Secretary of the Navy]] [[Paul Ignatius]] notified the Capodanno family that he would posthumously be awarded the [[Medal of Honor]]. The ceremony was held on January 7, 1969.{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title= Top Medal Awarded To Dead Chaplain |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/01/08/archives/top-medal-awarded-to-dead-chaplain.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=January 8, 1969 |access-date=May 22, 2019}}

==Beatification process==

==Canonization process==

On May 19, 2002, Capodanno's [[beatification|beatification process]] was opened. In May 2004, the initial documentation was submitted to the [[Congregation for the Causes of Saints]], with CatholicMil (later renamed Mission Capodanno) acting as Petitioner and with Capodanno's biographer Daniel Mode named [[postulator]]. On [[Memorial Day]] weekend, May 21, 2006, Capodanno's designation as a [[Servant of God]] was announced in Washington D.C., by Archbishop [[Edwin F. O'Brien]] of the [[Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA]]. On October 1, 2013, O'Brien's successor, Archbishop [[Timothy P. Broglio]], presided over the formal renewal of the opening of the cause for beatification. Broglio announced at this time that the newly established Capodanno Guild would serve as the Petitioner of the Cause and Andrea Ambrosi as Roman Postulator.{{cite press release |url=https://www.milarch.org/archbishop-broglio-announces-establishment-of-capodanno-guild-for-the-cause-for-canonization-of-vietnam-war-priest-hero/ |title=Archbishop Broglio Announces Establishment of Capodanno Guild for the Cause for Canonization of Vietnam War Priest Hero |publisher=Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA |date=September 5, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2019}}{{cite press release |url=http://www.capodannoguild.org/opening-of-the-cause-for-beatification/ |title=Opening of the Cause for Beatification |publisher=Capodanno Guild |date=October 1, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2019}} Following a year-long investigation, Bishop [[Gerald Barbarito]] in 2019 officially credited Capodanno with the miraculous healing of a Florida woman with [[multiple sclerosis]].{{cite news |url=https://thefloridacatholic.org/2019/07/09/local-diocese-concludes-inquiry-of-navy-chaplains-alleged-miracle/ |title=Local diocese concludes inquiry of Navy chaplain's alleged miracle |first=Cecilia |last=Padilla |newspaper=Florida Catholic |date=July 9, 2019 |access-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113132751/https://thefloridacatholic.org/2019/07/09/local-diocese-concludes-inquiry-of-navy-chaplains-alleged-miracle/ |url-status=dead }}

On May 19, 2002, Capodanno's [[canonization|canonization process]] was opened. In May 2004, the initial documentation was submitted to the [[Congregation for the Causes of Saints]], with CatholicMil (later renamed Mission Capodanno) acting as Petitioner and with Capodanno's biographer Daniel Mode named [[postulator]]. On [[Memorial Day]] weekend, May 21, 2006, Capodanno's designation as a [[Servant of God]] was announced in Washington D.C., by Archbishop [[Edwin F. O'Brien]] of the [[Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA]]. On October 1, 2013, O'Brien's successor, Archbishop [[Timothy P. Broglio]], presided over the formal renewal of the opening of the cause for beatification. Broglio announced at this time that the newly established Capodanno Guild would serve as the Petitioner of the Cause and Andrea Ambrosi as Roman Postulator.{{cite press release |url=https://www.milarch.org/archbishop-broglio-announces-establishment-of-capodanno-guild-for-the-cause-for-canonization-of-vietnam-war-priest-hero/ |title=Archbishop Broglio Announces Establishment of Capodanno Guild for the Cause for Canonization of Vietnam War Priest Hero |publisher=Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA |date=September 5, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2019}}{{cite press release |url=http://www.capodannoguild.org/opening-of-the-cause-for-beatification/ |title=Opening of the Cause for Beatification |publisher=Capodanno Guild |date=October 1, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2019}} Following a year-long investigation, Bishop [[Gerald Barbarito]] in 2019 officially credited Capodanno with the miraculous healing of a Florida woman with [[multiple sclerosis]].{{cite news |url=https://thefloridacatholic.org/2019/07/09/local-diocese-concludes-inquiry-of-navy-chaplains-alleged-miracle/ |title=Local diocese concludes inquiry of Navy chaplain's alleged miracle |first=Cecilia |last=Padilla |newspaper=Florida Catholic |date=July 9, 2019 |access-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113132751/https://thefloridacatholic.org/2019/07/09/local-diocese-concludes-inquiry-of-navy-chaplains-alleged-miracle/ |url-status=dead }}

In 2017, for the 50th anniversary of Capodanno's death, [[EWTN]] collaborated with the Capodanno Guild to produce ''Called and Chosen'', a documentary film publicizing his life and the ongoing effort. The film won the [[Catholic Press Association]]'s 2018 [[Gabriel Award]] for Best Religious TV, National Release.{{cite press release |url=https://www.milarch.org/film-on-vietnam-war-hero-father-vincent-r-capodanno-named-winner-of-2018-gabriel-award/ |title=Film on Vietnam War Hero Father Vincent R. Capodanno Named Winner of 2018 Gabriel Award |publisher=Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA |date=May 22, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2019}} Focusing on his missionary vocation, another documentary premiered in 2019, ''The Field Afar: The Life of Father Vincent Capodanno''.{{cite news |url=https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2019/08/rev-vincent-capodanno-documentary-to-debut-sunday.html |title=Rev. Vincent Capodanno documentary to debut Sunday |first=Carol Ann |last=Benanti |newspaper=Staten Island Advance |date=August 7, 2019 |access-date=November 13, 2020}} Much of the Guild's documentation was presented in the 2018 biography, "Armed with Faith: The Life of Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM".{{cite book |title=Armed with Faith: The Life of Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM |first=Stephen M. |last=DiGiovanni |year=2018 |publisher=Independently Published |isbn=978-1983237171}}

In 2017, for the 50th anniversary of Capodanno's death, [[EWTN]] collaborated with the Capodanno Guild to produce ''Called and Chosen'', a documentary film publicizing his life and the ongoing effort. The film won the [[Catholic Press Association]]'s 2018 [[Gabriel Award]] for Best Religious TV, National Release.{{cite press release |url=https://www.milarch.org/film-on-vietnam-war-hero-father-vincent-r-capodanno-named-winner-of-2018-gabriel-award/ |title=Film on Vietnam War Hero Father Vincent R. Capodanno Named Winner of 2018 Gabriel Award |publisher=Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA |date=May 22, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2019}} Focusing on his missionary vocation, another documentary premiered in 2019, ''The Field Afar: The Life of Father Vincent Capodanno''.{{cite news |url=https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2019/08/rev-vincent-capodanno-documentary-to-debut-sunday.html |title=Rev. Vincent Capodanno documentary to debut Sunday |first=Carol Ann |last=Benanti |newspaper=Staten Island Advance |date=August 7, 2019 |access-date=November 13, 2020}} Much of the Guild's documentation was presented in the 2018 biography, "Armed with Faith: The Life of Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM".{{cite book |title=Armed with Faith: The Life of Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM |first=Stephen M. |last=DiGiovanni |year=2018 |publisher=Independently Published |isbn=978-1983237171}}

In 2022, a Vatican advisory panel recommended suspending the sainthood cause, evidently concerned that Capodanno's heroism reflected the battlefield more than religion and that his cause was being led by the American military more than the Maryknoll religious order. The Capodanno Guild and the current postulator Nicola Gori began working to overcome the objections,{{cite news |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252023/in-rome-a-setback-for-father-vincent-capodanno-sainthood-cause |title=In Rome, a setback for Father Vincent Capodanno sainthood cause |first=Kevin J. |last=Jones |work=Catholic News Agency |date=August 12, 2022 |access-date=August 23, 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.silive.com/news/2022/08/an-embarrassing-moment-for-the-church-outrage-after-sainthood-effort-for-father-vincent-capodanno-is-suspended.html |title='An embarrassing moment for the church': Outrage after sainthood effort for Father Vincent Capodanno is suspended |first=Jessica |last=Jones-Gorman |newspaper=Staten Island Advance |date=August 20, 2022 |access-date=August 23, 2022}} and the Guild's chairman reported that Archbishop Broglio was appointing a three-member historical commission to document Capodanno's pre-military life and spirituality in greater detail.{{cite news |url=https://thetablet.org/cause-for-father-capodanno-gets-a-lift-after-delay-military-archbishop-to-appoint-panel-to-probe-sainthood-push/ |title=Cause for Father Capodanno Gets a Lift After Delay, Military Archbishop to Appoint Panel to Probe Sainthood Push |first=Bill |last=Miller |newspaper=[[The Tablet (Brooklyn)|The Tablet]] |date=January 19, 2023 |access-date=February 19, 2023}}

In 2022, a Vatican advisory panel recommended suspending the sainthood cause, evidently concerned that Capodanno's heroism reflected the battlefield more than religion and that his cause was being led by the American military more than the Maryknoll religious order. Questions were also raised concerning Capodanno's obedience to his religious superiors.{{cite news |last1=Katinas |first1=Paula |title=Renewed Push for Father Capodanno Sainthood Enters Crucial Phase |url=https://thetablet.org/renewed-push-for-father-capodanno-sainthood-enters-crucial-phase/ |access-date=21 April 2026 |work=The Tablet |date=21 April 2026}} The Capodanno Guild and the current postulator Nicola Gori began working to overcome the objections, name=Jones>{{cite news |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252023/in-rome-a-setback-for-father-vincent-capodanno-sainthood-cause |title=In Rome, a setback for Father Vincent Capodanno sainthood cause |first=Kevin J. |last=Jones |work=Catholic News Agency |date=August 12, 2022 |access-date=August 23, 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.silive.com/news/2022/08/an-embarrassing-moment-for-the-church-outrage-after-sainthood-effort-for-father-vincent-capodanno-is-suspended.html |title='An embarrassing moment for the church': Outrage after sainthood effort for Father Vincent Capodanno is suspended |first=Jessica |last=Jones-Gorman |newspaper=Staten Island Advance |date=August 20, 2022 |access-date=August 23, 2022}} and the Guild's chairman reported that Archbishop Broglio was appointing a three-member historical commission to document Capodanno's pre-military life and spirituality in greater detail.{{cite news |url=https://thetablet.org/cause-for-father-capodanno-gets-a-lift-after-delay-military-archbishop-to-appoint-panel-to-probe-sainthood-push/ |title=Cause for Father Capodanno Gets a Lift After Delay, Military Archbishop to Appoint Panel to Probe Sainthood Push |first=Bill |last=Miller |newspaper=[[The Tablet (Brooklyn)|The Tablet]] |date=January 19, 2023 |access-date=February 19, 2023}}> It was reported in April 2026 that the Military Archdiocese expected a decision from the Dicastery in May.>

==Military awards==

==Military awards==