Services set for Kansas priest considered for sainthood
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May 12, 2021
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas priest who is being considered for sainthood will be laid to rest in Wichita in September, his family and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita announced Tuesday.
The remains of the Rev. Emil Kapaun, who died in a prisoner of war camp during the Korean War, will be flown from Hawaii to Wichita on Sept. 25. The body will be taken to his hometown of Pilsen before being returned to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita on Sept. 27, the diocese said.
A vigil will be held Sept. 28 and the funeral Mass is scheduled for Sept 29. Both services will be at H...
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