Pope praises US radio and TV preacher Fulton Sheen as an inspiration ahead of his beatification

Former Peru pastor remembered for ‘heroic’ work on Sheen cause

He logged many air miles, interviewed more than 100 witnesses, and labored wearily over documents to persuade the Vatican that Fulton Sheen deserves to be called a saint. Former Peru pastor Monsignor Richard Soseman did not, however, live to see Fulton Sheen beatified.

Fulton J. Sheen Officially Recognized as Blessed by the Catholic Church

Fulton J. Sheen, a renowned American bishop, has been proclaimed Blessed during a Mass in St. Louis, marking a significant step toward his potential canonization as a saint in the Catholic Church.

Beloved American Bishop Declared Blessed By Catholic Church As Part Of Path To Sainthood

Beloved American bishop Fulton J. Sheen was declared Blessed today at a Mass in St. Louis, advancing his cause in the Catholic Church’s process of canonization as a saint. Fulton John Sheen was born Peter John Sheen on May 8, 1895, in El Paso, Illinois. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Peoria […]

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen declared blessed

ST. LOUIS (WMBD) -- Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is one step closer on the path to sainthood after he was declared "Blessed" Thursday by a Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle during a 2 1/2-hour ceremony in St. Louis. The historic Beatification Mass was more than two decades in the making for the Catholic Diocese of Peoria [...]

Illinois-born radio, TV priest Fulton Sheen beatified in St. Louis, putting him step from sainthood

Tens of thousands of Catholic worshippers gathered in St. Louis for the beatification ceremony of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, an Illinois native and pioneer of religious broadcasting.

Thousands Celebrate Fulton Sheen's Beatification

As tens of thousands of Catholic worshippers stood Thursday in a football stadium-turned-temporary cathedral, all eyes focused on a teenage boy walking solemnly toward the makeshift altar, accompanied by his parents and siblings. James Fulton Engstrom, 16, carried an ornate vessel containing the relics of his namesake, the man whom...