Pope praises US radio and TV preacher Fulton Sheen as an inspiration ahead of his beatification
The pope cited Sheen’s broadcasts and writings as he urged pilgrims to spread the Gospel with joyful enthusiasm.
- On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV praised Archbishop Fulton Sheen as an inspiration ahead of his beatification Thursday in Louis, Missouri, the first step toward potential sainthood.
- The Vatican postponed the ceremony for six years to investigate Sheen's tenure regarding priests accused of abuse, though the inquiry turned up no wrongdoing.
- Pope Leo XIV, who grew up in Chicago watching the preacher, noted Sheen headed The Pontifical Mission Societies for 16 years and called him a "beacon of faith."
- Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle will celebrate the Mass, urging others to "find new ways of spreading the gospel" following the bishop's media evangelization example.
- Sheen, an Emmy Award winner and influential 20th-century Catholic, pioneered televangelism with his 1950s series "Life is Worth Living," cementing his legacy as a transformative evangelist.
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ewtnnews.comAhead of his beatification, here’s a look back at Fulton Sheen’s time in Rome
Here are Sheen’s most significant moments in the Eternal City, where he completed his doctorate, was consecrated a bishop, and attended Vatican II. [...]
5 things to know about Archbishop Fulton Sheen as his beatification approaches
Archbishop Sheen was born on May 8, 1895 in El Paso, Ill. He grew up in Peoria, Ill., where he attended Spalding Institute high school and later attended St. Viator College in Bourbonnais, Ill. He was ordained as a priest in 1919 for the Diocese of Peoria, and eventually served as auxiliary bishop of New York 1951-66 and as bishop of Rochester 1966-69. Upon his retirement in 1969, he was given the honorary title of archbishop.
Pope praises U.S. radio and TV preacher Fulton Sheen as an inspiration ahead of his beatification
Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen, praised his fellow Illinois clergyman as an inspiration on Wednesday on the eve of Sheen's beatification.
Pope Leo XIV praises US radio and TV preacher Fulton Sheen ahead of beatification
Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen, praised his fellow Illinois clergyman as an inspiration on Wednesday on the eve of Sheen’s beatification.
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