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Boys Town Founder, Now Venerable, Began Journey to Priesthood at Dunwoodie

April 14, 2026

Father Edward Flanagan, the famous founder of Boys Town who was declared venerable by Pope Leo XIV on March 23, began his journey to the priesthood 120 years ago at the same seminary where priests from the Diocese of Brooklyn study today.

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