4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (218+ words) The founder of the renowned home for at-risk youth in Nebraska takes a step toward possible canonization. Apr. 11, 2026 at 2: 16pm The Rev. Edward Flanagan, who founded the renowned Boys Town home for at-risk youth in Nebraska, is one step closer to…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (374+ words) On March 25, the Holy See announced that Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified on Sept. 24 in St. Louis. This news came from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the Vatican department responsible for overseeing the process of those individuals…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (794+ words) April 7, 2026 Patrick J. Passmore News Briefs 0 Print Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan, who was declared "venerable" by Pope Leo XIV on March 23, was formed by "the warm embrace of a loving family." A loving Catholic family at home in Ireland…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (483+ words) Family shares story of birth miracle that paved way for Sheen's steps to Catholic sainthood PEORIA, Ill. (WLS) -- As Catholic conversions rise this Easter, a local faith icon nears sainthood. Illinois-born Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who inspired countless conversations, now has the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (557+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " Former Rochester Bishop Fulton Sheen is set to be beatified this year, one step below sainthood. The process was delayed for years because of the Rochester Diocese sex abuse bankruptcy case. Now the case is over and Sheen is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (340+ words) The Manila Times Pope Leo XIV Advances Boys Town's Father Edward Flanagan a Step Closer to Sainthood Father Edward J. Flanagan With Children "The amazing work of Father Flanagan still lives on today and the proof is here at Boys Town…...

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1+ week, 2+ day ago  (688+ words) Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit! Editor's note: Father Raymond J. de Souza recorded meditations on the Seven Last Words at St. Mary's Cathedral in Ogdensburg, New York. They will air on EWTN on Good Friday at 1 p. m. (EDT). They…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (722+ words) In September 2026, a light will shine on the American Catholic Church when Fulton J. Sheen (18951979) will be beatified in a ceremony in Peoria, Illinois. Beatification, the last process before canonization as a saint, will elevate this extraordinary man who speaks for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (683+ words) Pope Leo XIV put the Rev. Edward Joseph Flanagan a step closer to possible sainthood Monday as he proclaimed the "heroic virtues" of the founder of Boys Town, a Nebraska home for at-risk youths that gained national renown and inspired…...