Emil Kapaun
War and soldiers have changed over a century. Chaplains remain a powerful force.
By Joe Drape — November 10, 2021
(RNS) — In a day when soldiers are often not religiously affiliated, chaplains still make connections across faiths.
US army chaplain Emil Kapaun advancing toward sainthood
By Joanne M. Pierce — March 10, 2021
(The Conversation) — Can the Catholic Church canonize someone whose spiritual heroism came during the violence of war?
Making an American saint can take more than a miracle
By Joe Drape — December 10, 2020
(RNS) — The cause of a Catholic priest killed in the Korea conflict ticked most of the boxes, but his candidacy had to overcome two formidable obstacles.
Obama awards Catholic army chaplain Medal of Honor
By Caleb K. Bell — April 11, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) A candidate for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama Thursday (April 11) at the White House.
Possible saint gets a big military honor from White House
By Caleb K. Bell — April 9, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama will award the Medal of Honor this week to an Army chaplain who died in a POW camp during the Korean War -- a pretty big deal if Emil Kapaun wasn't already a candidate for sainthood
SIDEBAR: Military chaplains who died in the line of duty
By Mark I. Pinsky — February 20, 2013
(RNS) At least 10 military chaplains died in the line of duty in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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