16 June 2026

16 Jun 2026

Dehonian Program for the Beatification of Fr. Martino Capelli, scj

On September 27, 2026, Fr. Martino Capelli, scj will be beatified in Bologna, alongside two fellow priests. We are pleased to share the Dehonian program for the beatification.

Program for the Beatification of Fr. Martino Capelli, scj

Saturday, September 26, 2026

PRAYER VIGIL: “Before this Love”. The common thread of total self-giving

8:45 PM – Church of the Sacred Heart (Salesians of Don Bosco)

Via Giacomo Matteotti, 27 – 40129 Bologna

Sunday, September 27

BUFFET LUNCH

1:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Studentate for the Missions (Dehonian Fathers)

Via Sante Vincenzi, 45 – 40138 Bologna

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION with the Rite of BEATIFICATION

5:00 PM – Basilica of San Petronio

Piazza Maggiore, Bologna

Monday, September 28

PILGRIMAGE to Monte Sole and Day of THANKSGIVING

Day of pilgrimage to Monte Sole and to the places of the martyrdom of Fr. Martino Capelli

7:30 AM – Departure for Monte Sole

Meeting point: Studentate for the Missions (Dehonian Fathers)

Via Sante Vincenzi, 45 – 40138 Bologna

THANKSGIVING MASS

6:30 PM – Parish of Santa Maria del Suffragio

Via Libia, 59 – 40138 Bologna

BUFFET DINNER

7:30 PM – Studentate for the Missions (Dehonian Fathers)

Via Sante Vincenzi, 45 – 40138 Bologna

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Meeting of Dehonian Secretaries of Portuguese and Spanish Languages

Events

27 May 2026

Rome: A Memorable Evening with Martino Capelli, SCJ, and Elia Comini, SDB, Future Blesseds

This May 25, 2026, the SCJ General House hosted a night of shared memory. Father Pier Luigi Cameroni, Salesian Postulator General, and his collaborator, Dr. Lodovica Maria Zanet, spoke to the community about the deep fraternity between Dehonian Martino Capelli and Salesian Elia Comini, ahead of their beatification this coming September 27.

Church / Pages of history / With open heart

04 May 2026

The Three Martyrs of Monte Sole to be Beatified on September 27

A Priest of the Sacred Heart, a Salesian, and a priest from the Diocese of Bologna. Three priests, three friends, three spiritualities, but one single love for Jesus Christ and for His people. Who exactly are Father Martino Capelli SCJ, Don Elia Comini SDB, and Don Ubaldo Marchioni, these martyrs of the Second World War?

Dehonian Worldwide / Events

26 April 2026

Presentation of the Logo for the September 27 Beatifications

On September 27, 2026, the beatification of three martyr priests of Monte Sole will take place in Bologna, Italy: Don Ubaldo Marchioni, Don Elia Comini (SDB), and Father Martino Capelli (SCJ). Below is a presentation of the logo designed by Father José Ronaldo Castro Gouvêa, SCJ.

Events / Pages of history

14 April 2026

Blessed John Mary of the Cross celebrated in Puente la Reina (Spain)

25 years after the beatification of the Dehonian martyr, Father John Mary of the Cross, the Spanish Province celebrated this anniversary with gratitude from April 10 to 12, 2026.

Pages of history

27 March 2026

Martino Capelli and his total abandonment to the Sorrowful Mother

"For Your love, I accept all... even death, when, where, and how Jesus and You desire it." (1931)

Insider

18 March 2026

Preparation for the Beatification of Father Martino Capelli, SCJ

The Preparatory Commission for the beatification of Father Martino Capelli is hard at work. Through online meetings, in-person gatherings in Bologna, visits to the Monte Sole site, and meetings with key figures, the commission is actively working to make the figure of Martino Capelli known and to prepare for the event on September 27, 2026, in Bologna.

With open heart

08 March 2026

25th Anniversary of the Beatification of Juan María de la Cruz, SCJ

On March 11, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the beatification of the Dehonian religious Juan María de la Cruz, beatified by Pope John Paul II in Rome on March 11, 2001, along with 232 Spanish martyrs, for having given his life for Jesus Christ.

Pages of history / With open heart

07 March 2026

Martino Capelli and his consecration to Our Lady of Sorrows

"I implore You, O my Mother, to be a Mother to me, to lead me along the way of the Heart of Jesus." Excerpt from the spiritual writings of Martino Capelli (1931)

Church / Events

19 January 2026

Martino Capelli, SCJ, will be beatified on September 27, 2026, in Bologna

The Venerable Servant of God, Martino Capelli, SCJ (1912-1944), whose decree of martyrdom was published last November 21, will be beatified in the city of his martyrdom on September 27, 2026, according to a communication from the Superior General.

Interviews

17 December 2025

Father Martino Capelli, SCJ, Martyr of the Second World War, Soon to be Beatified

The name "Martino Capelli" has become very prominent in Church news in recent weeks; specifically, since the promulgation of the decree recognizing his martyrdom. To better understand the implications of this decree, we reached out to Father Ramón Domínguez Fraile, SCJ, the Postulator of the Congregation.

Church / Pages of history

21 November 2025

Promulgation of the Decree of Martyrdom of Fr. Martino Capelli, SCJ

It is with great joy that we received today the news of the promulgation of the Decree of Martyrdom of the Servant of God, Father Martino Capelli, scj.

Church

08 August 2025

Father Léo Tarcísio: Another Dehonian on the Path to Sainthood

July 28, 2025 marked the beginning of the Roman phase in the beatification process of Father Léo Tarcísio Gonçalves Pereira, SCJ, a Dehonian priest and founder of Bethânia, a community for drug addicts and marginalized individuals in Brazil.

Events / With open heart

01 October 2021