A Modern Day Saint from Wichita?


Theophilus reports on a Kansas U.S. Army Chaplain who is a candidate for santhood. He quotes the Wichita Eagle:
For the first time, the Catholic Diocese of Wichita has formed a task force to explore whether a native of the diocese should be named a saint.

The task force will compile a comprehensive report on the Rev. Emil Kapaun of Pilsen, who is revered by his fellow soldiers for the courage and compassion he displayed before his death in 1951 in a North Korean prisoner of war camp.That report will then be sent to the Vatican for review.

A task force exploring a cause for canonization "is very rare," acknowledged the Rev. John Hotze, judicial vicar for the Wichita Diocese and head of the task force.

You can read the full story here on his March 19th entry.

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