Emil Joseph Kapaun, the Catholic priest and Army chaplain from Kansas who died in the Korean War, will be honored with a permanent memorial at the Kansas Statehouse. Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday ...

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Renowned Korean War military chaplain and Kansas native Emil Joseph Kapaun was declared “venerable” by Pope Francis on Tuesday. The Holy Father on Monday met with Vatican Secretary of State ...

Kansas group launches $250,000 fundraiser for Father Kapaun statue Bronze statue will honor Kansas priest, war hero and sainthood candidate State law authorized project; private donations will ...

No Bullet Got Me Yet is a collection of letters written by, to and about Emil Kapaun, a Catholic priest and army chaplain in the Korean War. Archived by the Father Kapaun Guild, the letters ...

Pope Francis has approved the promulgation of the decree on the “offering of life” of Fr Emil Joseph Kapaun, a priest from Kansas who died in 1951 in a North Korean POW camp. Vatican City ...

Pope Francis has recognized the offering of life of Reverend Emil Kapaun, an Army chaplain. The offering of life decree means Kapaun will now be referred to as Venerable Kapaun. Family members ...

An Army chaplain during the Korean War, Father Emil Kapaun is likely years away from canonization as a saint. But interest in his life — and traffic to Pilsen, Kansas — is picking up.