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New books offer unique perspectives on long road to sainthood These are the covers of "Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood," edited by Michael R. Heinlein; "The Saint Makers," by Joe Drape. These books are reviewed by Timothy Walch. (CNS composite/courtesy Our Sunday Visitor, HarperOne) By Timothy Walch • Catholic News Service • Posted April 23, 2021 “Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood,” edited by Michael R. Heinlein. Our Sunday Visitor (Huntington, Indiana, 2021). 96 pp., $9.95. “The Saint Makers: Inside the Catholic Church and How a War Hero Inspired a Journey of Fait...

A country priest from Kansas who died in a Korean prisoner of war camp, Emil Kapaun is beloved around the world by men and women of all faiths, his kindness and valor echoed today in the selfless ministrations of caregivers during Covid, writes Joe Drape. Now, Kapuan is on the long, slow path to sainthood in the Catholic Church.

Making an American saint can take more than a miracle 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. The Rev. Emil Kapaun celebrates Mass, using the hood of his jeep as an altar, as his assistant, Patrick J. Schuler, kneels in prayer in Korea on Oct. 7, 1950, less than a month before Kapaun was taken prisoner. The priest died in a prisoner of war camp on May 23, 1951, his body wracked by pneumonia and dysentery. On April 11, 2013, President Barack Obama awarded the legendary chaplain, cre...

reporting on it. >> do the cartels have the ability to silence the press? "saint makers." what does it take to become a saint? ask this baptist who used to be blind. >> that's why it's a miracle. >> his unlikely role in an indiana nun's path to sainthood. revealing investigations. fascinating characters. stories with impact. this is "cnn presents" with tonight's host, randi kaye and dr. sanjay gupta. >> good evening. we begin tonight with this unbelievable story of how u.s. soldiers were used as human guinea pigs. during the cold war, the military embarked on this top-secret prog...

saint makers. what does it take to become a saint? ask this baptist who used to be blind. >> that's why it's a miracle. his unlikely role in an indiana nun's path to sainthood. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is "cnn presents" with tonight's hosts, randi kaye and dr. sanjay gupta. >> good evening. we begin tonight with this unbelievable story of how u.s. soldiers were used as human guinea pigs. during the cold war, the military embarked on this top-secret program to test chemical and biological weapons. >> the researchers used animals, bu...