Artists will cast molten bronze into a steely-eyed statue of Father Emil Kapaun, the Kansas farm boy, Catholic priest, Korean ...

TOPEKA — The Chaplain Kapaun Memorial Committee is proud to announce the launch of a nationwide fundraising campaign to ...

25, 2021, St. John Nepomucene Church in Pilsen, Kansas, welcomed home its native son, Father Emil Kapaun, who died a martyr ... canopied shrine that holds a statue of St. John Nepomucene.

The wooden statue of Father Emil Kapaun was painted in an Italian studio. Courtesy photo With brown eyes, priestly vestments and a shock of wheat at his feet, a lifelike wood statue of Father Emil ...

St. John Nepomucene Church is the home parish of Servant of God Emil ... Father Kapaun Museum, where his priestly garments, war mementos and medals and photos and other relics are on display. A ...

The entire Kapaun family at the dedication of the statue of Father Emil Kapaun in Pilsen, Kansas, on June 23, 2001. Credit: Photo courtesy of Ray Kapaun In the days leading up to the funeral ...

WASHINGTON (KWCH) - The remains of Kansas native, Father Emil Kapaun, a man recognized for his ministry and service during World War II and the Korean War, were identified, U.S. Senator Jerry ...

The statue briefly describes his actions as ... This man, U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Father Emil J. Kapaun (pronounced K-pawn), will be awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously, April 11.

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 ...