Father Emil Kapaun’s capture and death during the Korean War earned him the Medal of Honor and a lasting reputation among ...

Barack Obama called him a 'shepherd in combat boots.' Now, the Vatican may give Father Emil Kapaun an even greater title.

Ray Kapaun displays the Medal of Honor citation and photo of his uncle, Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun as (from left) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Army ...

The Servant of God once wrote that his holy aim was to serve as 'a true ‘Father’ to all my people.' Father Emil Kapaun celebrating Mass using the hood of a jeep as his altar, Oct. 7, 1950. (photo: ...

‘The Magazine and the Miracle: Finding Father Kapaun’ documentary details the bravery and faith of the Venerable chaplain — and the return of Father Emil Kapaun’s remains to his home state of Kansas.

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 signed ...

The line between fear and courage can be thin enough to cut skin. In the hills near Unsan in November 1950, a Catholic priest from Kansas walked that line while shells stitched the ground around him.

A group of homeschooled students from Virginia honored Medal of Honor recipient Fr. Emil Kapaun, a chaplain and Army captain in the Korean War, in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown ...

WICHITA, Kan. — Among the many heirlooms and relics on display at Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School here rests one small piece of worn olive-green colored material with a white cross painted on ...

Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun celebrating Mass during the Korean War using the hood of a Jeep as his altar, Oct. 7, 1950.Army When President Obama posthumously awards Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun the ...

A Kansas military chaplain who served during two wars is a step further along the path to possible sainthood, thanks to a declaration made by Pope Francis, currently in Rome's Gemelli hospital for ...