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Virginia-based homeschooled students honored Fr. Emil Kapaun, an Army chaplain who died in a Korean POW camp, in a ceremony on the anniversary of the heroic act that earned him the Medal of Honor.

While the current Israel-Hamas war rages: a tale of interfaith respect from an earlier conflict in the Middle East

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Here's a smattering of what's been happening.

During his time in Korea, Father Kapaun regularly celebrated Mass, at times on the battlefield using the hood of a jeep as a makeshift altar.

Father Emil Kapaun celebrating Mass using the hood of a jeep as his altar, Oct. 7, 1950. Public domain. / nullDenver, Colo., May 29, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).After several years in the making, the United States Post Office in Herington, Kansas, will be changing its name to the Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building on May 30. This endeavor was first introduced in 2021 through a bill written by U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann, who wished to honor the life of the great Kansan and American hero."Fathe...

George Valentine Alexander, 85, of Summerville, SC, formerly of Quarryville and Lancaster, passed away on February 13, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Gail Suggs Alexander for 29 years.

More than 3,000 community members attended the BPF&WF at the Biscayne Bay Campus earlier this month,

The ceremony brings together representatives of St. Catherine's, South Paris' First Congregational Church, Bolster's Mills Methodist Church and Auburn's Temple Shalom.

A team from Saudi Arabia came to Fort Jackson get a closer view at the type of organization and training provided at the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School.