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From POW Camp to Sainthood: Ridgewood Event Honors Military Hero Fr. Emil Kapaun

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The Path to Sainthood: Ridgewood Knights Honor Medal of Honor Recipient Fr. Emil Kapaun

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Ridgewood NJ, a standing-room-only crowd gathered in Ridgewood, NJ, this past week to honor the “Patron Saint of Soldiers.” On February 12, 2026, the Ridgewood Knights of Columbus Council #1736 hosted a powerful lecture exploring the life, heroism, and the accelerating canonization process of Father (Capt.) Emil Kapaun.

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