Catholic priest Emil Kapaun, a U.S. Army chaplain, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Korean War. Kapaun died in a prisoner of war camp in 1951 after saving fellow ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, Pope Francis named Father Emil Kapaun venerable. That decree brings the Catholic priest and Korean war hero from Kansas one step closer to canonization as a saint. That road is long ...

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. (NewsNation) — Two days before Memorial Day 1951, a Catholic priest from Kansas died alone in a North Korean prison camp. Now, 75 ...

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. PILSEN, Kansas – ...

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 fund ...