A strong case can be made that Father Edward Flanagan, the priest who single-handedly created Nebraska’s Boys Town in 1917, ...

Father Edward Flanagan founded his boys' home in 1917, which would later become Boys Town. Sign up for our Newsletters Thomas Lynch, director of community programs, said Father Flanagan encouraged ...

A new feature-length documentary about the founder of Boys Town premiered on Friday. "Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story" depicts Flanagan's efforts to care for abandoned and orphaned ...

Two orphaned brothers struggle to stay together as they bravely ride the rails from New York to Nebraska in search of the safe haven of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. Along the way they'll meet an ...