Vice Admiral P. Stephen Stanley, USN (Ret.), Named Board Chairman of Father Vincent Capodanno Guild BY TAYLOR HENRY
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ice Admiral P. Stephen Stanley, USN (Ret.), has been appointed Chairman of the governing board of the Father Vincent Capodanno Guild. The Guild is a private Catholic Church association and not-forprofit corporation established in 2013 to promote the Cause for Canonization of Father Vincent R. Capodanno, M.M., Servant of God. Father Capodanno, a U.S. Navy chaplain lieutenant, was killed in action during the Vietnam War while anointing and aiding U.S. Marines in combat against the North Vietnamese army. The Maryknoll priest from Staten Island, NY, posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration. The Holy See’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints is now considering his Cause. Should the Congregation deem Father Capodanno’s Cause worthy to proceed with canonization, he will next be beatified and then declared a saint. Vice Admiral Stanley was appointed by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA. He replaces Captain George J. Phillips, USMC (Ret.), who stepped down in September after six years of
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