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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

A nephew of the heroic priest, Ray Kapaun, said that growing up he heard stories about his uncle from his grandmother. Ray Kapaun, the nephew of Servant of God Father Emil Kapaun, and his wife, Lee, ...

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 ...

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 ...

You don’t have to be Catholic to appreciate Father Emil Kapaun and his legacy. Kapaun was a Catholic priest and U.S. Army chaplain from Kansas who died in the Korean War. Born in Pilsen in 1916, he ...

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 ...