<p> Boys Town to Welcome Representative from Rome for Father Flanagan Sainthood Cause</p><p>BOYS TOWN, Neb. – Boys Town invites the public to a presentation about the path to sainthood for founder, Father Edward Flanagan. The presentation will be held Monday, September 15 in the Great Hall, 13747 Flanagan Blvd, Boys Town, NE at 4:30 p.m. </p><p>The presentation will be given by Boys Town National Executive Director, Father Steven Boes; Bill Fitzgerald, President of the Father Flanagan League, Tom Lynch, Director of Community Programs at Boys Town, and Father Ryan Lewis, Episcopal Delegate for the Archdiocesan Tribunal. Dr. Andrea Ambrosi, the official postulator from Rome will be in attendance to review the research and consult with the Father Flanagan league. </p><p>“I’m glad that Father Flanagan’s work is being recognized,” said Father Steven Boes, Boys Town National Executive Director. “Miracles occurred every day throughout the years he spent helping children around the world. Miracles continue to take place today at Boys Town where his mission to save children and heal families continues.”</p><p>The formal opening of the cause began on March 17, 2012. Tribunal members have spent the past two years reviewing Father Flanagan’s life and work. Dr. Andrea Ambrosi will review the progress that has been made and recommend the next steps for Father Flanagan’s path to Sainthood. Over 130 attendees are expected at Monday’s presentation. </p><p>Father Flanagan founded Boys Town in 1917 in a rundown Victorian mansion in downtown Omaha, Neb. The Boys’ Home moved to its current location four years later. Father Flanagan accepted boys of every race, color and creed. He believed, “There are no bad boys. There is only bad environment, bad training, bad example and bad thinking.” Flanagan became an acknowledged expert in the field of child care and traveled the world discussing his views on juvenile delinquency. – 2 – </p><p>During a tour in Germany in 1948, he fell ill and died of a heart attack. His legacy lives on today at Boys Town in Omaha and sites all across the country.</p><p>About Boys Town Boys Town is a beacon of hope for America’s children and families through its life-changing youth care and health care programs across the United States. Now more than 90 years strong, Boys Town’s Continuum of Child and Family Services aims to provide the right services at the right time based on a child’s or family’s needs. In 2013, Boys Town’s integrated continuum of youth care and health care programs impacted more than 500,000 children and families across America. This includes those who received services from Boys Town’s traditional programs as well as those served by the many varied programs which comprise the Boys Town Continuum of Child and Family Services, including In-Home Family Services, health care services provided by Boys Town National Research Hospital and the Boys Town National Hotline.</p><p>### Media Contact: Lauren Laferla 402-498-1273 [email protected] </p>