NY Catholic Among Pilgrims to Attend Sheen Beatification Anticipates 'Abundance of Graces'

NY Catholic among pilgrims to attend Sheen beatification anticipates ‘abundance of graces’

"We still have the chair that Archbishop Sheen sat in when he would preach here at Saint Agnes," said parish office manager Anna Megan.

NY Catholic among pilgrims to attend Sheen beatification anticipates 'abundance of graces'

(OSV News) — Of the approximately 30 million viewers of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen’s television program “Life Is Worth Living,” a large percentage did not identify as Catholic. Archbishop Fulton Sheen, pictured in an undated photo, is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative evangelists in American history. Groups from across the U.S. are planning pilgrimages to St. Louis for the Sept. 24, 2026, beatification of Archbishop Sheen.…

Illinois Native Might Become Catholic Saint, Community Invited to Beatification in St. Louis

SAINT LOUIS - An Illinois native is in the process of becoming a saint in the Catholic Church, and the community is invited to celebrate this canonization.On Sept. 24, 2026, at The Dome in St. Louis, the church will mark the official beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. There will be several other events, Masses, and activities tied to the beatification in the days leading up to it. Steve Mattern, Senior Vice President for Mission Servic…

New York Catholics to Upcoming Sheen Beatification Anticipate 'Abundance of Graces' - The Good Newsroom

New York Catholics to Upcoming Sheen Beatification Anticipate 'Abundance of Graces' Pope Leo XIV, National | 07/30/2026 By: OSV News St. Agnes Church pilgrims say Archbishop Fulton Sheen still draws non-Catholics and prisoners alike ahead of his Sept. 24 beatification in St. Louis Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, pictured in an undated p…

Local pilgrims connect with Archbishop Sheen - The Catholic Messenger

By Dan Russo The Catholic Messenger PEORIA, Ill. — About 70 people from across the Diocese of Davenport and beyond ...

NY Catholic among pilgrims to attend Sheen beatification anticipates 'abundance of graces' - The Dialog

Of the approximately 30 million viewers of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen’s television program “Life Is Worth Living,” a large percentage did not identify as Catholic. Among them is Robert Oppenheim, who will be attending the archbishop’s beatification Sept. 24 in St. Louis. Oppenheim and his Catholic wife, Caroline, will be traveling with a group from St. Agnes Parish in New York City — the church that served as Archbishop Sheen’s home parish in his…