
Pope Francis Declares Korean War Army Chaplain Emil Kapaun ‘Venerable’
Kapaun is one of five servants of God who will be proclaimed venerable by the Catholic Church.
Kapaun is one of five servants of God who will be proclaimed venerable by the Catholic Church.
A nephew of the heroic priest, Ray Kapaun, said that growing up he heard stories about his uncle from his grandmother.
BOOK PICK: Father Kapaun’s story is retold in new biography.
Several chaplains provide commentary in the film including Father Adam Muda, an Army chaplain currently serving at Fort Riley, Kansas.
The Servant of God once wrote that his holy aim was to serve as 'a true ‘Father’ to all my people.'
‘Art, when it is rooted in truth and beauty, can lift people to God,’ Father Marcel Taillon said.
Captured on the feast of All Souls, the military chaplain’s witness continues to inspire.
During his time in Korea, Father Kapaun regularly celebrated Mass, at times on the battlefield using the hood of a jeep as a makeshift altar.
St. John Nepomucene Church is a sacred space in the Sunflower State.
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