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Wichita bishop brings formal report on war-hero priest to Vatican

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 2:10

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Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

U.S. Army chaplain Father Emil Kapaun, who died May 23, 1951, in a North Korean prisoner of war camp, is pictured celebrating Mass from the hood of a jeep Oct. 7, 1950, in South Korea. He was captured about a month later. The Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for bravery, was awarded to the priest posthumously at the White House April 11.

VATICAN CITY — A week after the 65th anniversary of Father Emil J. Kapaun's capture in North Korea, the bishop of Wichita, Kan., formally presented a report on the Army chaplain's life, virtues and fame of holiness to the Congregation for Saints' Causes.

Bishop Carl A. Kemme of Wichita and a small delegation from the diocese met Nov. 9 with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the congregation, and other officials to hand over the 1,066-page report known as a “positio.” Father Kapaun studied at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in Shrewsbury, and was ordained in 1940 for the Diocese of Wichita.

Source: http://stlouisreview.com/article/2015-11-11/wichita-bishop-brings

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