WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Kansas priest who died while serving others in the Korean War is another step closer to sainthood. Pope Francis has recognized the offering of life of Reverend Emil Kapaun, an ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Catholic Diocese of Wichita announced on Monday that Father Emil Kapaun has been named “venerable.” This is a title given to a person in the Catholic Church who is ...

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 – ...

On July 2, 2011, the campaign to make Fr. Emil Kapaun a saint took flight when a 3-by-3-by-3 foot wooden crate weighing 300-pounds was shipped from Wichita to Rome. Inside were 8,268 pages of ...

Father Emil Kapaun, a Catholic priest and Korean War hero from Kansas, was recently moved one step closer to canonization as a saint. That could mean big changes for his small hometown. Earlier this ...

PEORIA — The Catholic Diocese of Peoria has been given the green light from the Vatican to move forward in the beatification process for Archbishop Fulton Sheen, according to Bishop Louis Tylka. Tylka ...