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Case for Fr. Flanagan Going to the Vatican

BOYS TOWN, Neb. (CNS) – Three years to the day that the Archdiocese of Omaha officially opened the sainthood cause for Father Edward Flanagan, local officials plan to submit its findings to the Vatican. The announced date of March 17, 2015 will cap what started as a grass-roots effort among alumni more than a decade ago for sainthood for the Omaha priest and founder of Boys Town.