Those who loved him lay Father Emil Kapaun to rest on Wednesday. Thousands came to Hartman Arena for his Mass of Christian Burial. Many later lined Central Avenue in Wichita as his casket rolled past, ...

COLWICH, Kan. (KSNW) — Father Emil Kapaun is known as a servant of God and a national hero. He was an Army chaplain in World War II and the Korean War. He was taken as a prisoner of war in 1950 and ...

The remains of the Servant of God military chaplain were identified in Hawaii earlier this month. In his home diocese of Wichita and across the country, the discovery is celebrated. Department of ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On the heels of Fr. Emil Kapaun moving a step closer to sainthood, an annual pilgrimage in memory and honor of the Army chaplain who died as a prisoner of war in Korea in May of ...

As Holy Week was approaching, identification of the remains of Fr. Emil Kapaun — a Catholic chaplain in the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, during the Korean War, who died ...