Monday, 27 February 2012

Neb. founder Boys Town orphanage up for sainthood

This photo from 1942 which was provided by Boys Town, shows Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan, center, being surrounded by his charges. Omaha Archbishop George Lucas has opened, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, the cause for the beatification and canonization of Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan.(AP Photo/Boys Town) A Roman Catholic priest whose efforts to help troubled Omaha youth were made famous by Spencer Tracy's Academy Award-winning portrayal of him in the 1938 movie "Boys Town" has been nominated for sainthood.


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