WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after Pope Leo XIV proclaimed that Fr. Edward Joseph Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, lived a life of heroic virtue — a step in the process of canonization for sainthood: “The Venerable Father Flanagan was a dedicated priest and exemplary Nebraskan. His commitment to the Catholic faith and the welf...