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Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin, Ireland, told CNA that there is a good reason to hope that Father Flanagan will soon be declared as such by the Vatican.
A Catholic priest reputed for rescuing homeless and impoverished children on the streets of Omaha, Nebraska, is expected to soon be declared “Venerable” by the Vatican, placing him on the path to canonization.
Father Edward Flanagan, who died in 1948, was an Irish-born priest whose saintly life has been narrated in a recent documentary, Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story.
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A Catholic priest reputed for rescuing homeless and impoverished children on the streets of Omaha, Nebraska, is expected to soon be declared “Venerable” by the Vatican, placing him on the path to canonization.
Father Edward Flanagan, who died in 1948, was an Irish-born priest whose saintly life has been narrated in a recent documentary, Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story.
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Irish-Born Founder of Boys Town, Father Flanagan, May Soon Be Declared ‘Venerable’
Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin, Ireland, told CNA that there is a good reason to hope that Father Flanagan will soon be declared as such by the Vatican.
