WICHITA, Kan. — A U.S. Army chaplain who died in a prisoner of war camp during the Korean War was finally laid to rest in his home state of Kansas. Next, he could become a Catholic saint. KAKE reports ...

When President Obama posthumously awards Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun the Congressional Medal of Honor on Thursday April 11, the Army and the Chaplain Corps will mark this moment with great pride and ...

PILSEN, Kan. (KAKE) - A former Kansas priest, Army chaplain and prisoner of war during the Korean War is being featured in a new graphic novel. Emil Kapaun, a native of the Marion County town of ...

A nonprofit dedicated to supporting the US Army has released a graphic novel highlighting the story and service of Father Emil Kapaun, the Catholic military chaplain who gave his life in a prisoner-of ...

PILSEN, Kan. (RNS and NPR) — Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the Rev. Emil Kapaun 'venerable,' bringing him one step closer to canonization. The road ahead is long, but it could bring big ...

A memorial honoring Father Emil Kapaun, a Catholic priest and Army chaplain, is planned for the Kansas Statehouse. The memorial must be privately funded through gifts and donations, not taxpayer money ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A picture of a young Emil Kapaun hangs on the wall of the small museum in his honor next to St. John’s Nepomucene Catholic Church ...