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Vatican Approves Archbishop Fulton Sheen Beatification After 2019 Ceremony Derailed at Last Minute
The Vatican ended a six-year delay over clergy misconduct concerns and legal battles, allowing Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification to proceed in Peoria, Illinois, this year.
- On Feb. 9, the Diocese of Peoria announced the Vatican renewed approval for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's beatification, allowing it to proceed after a six-year delay, but no new date was announced.
- Pope Francis had confirmed a miracle on July 6, 2019, and the Holy See postponed the Dec. 21, 2019 ceremony after some U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops raised abuse-related concerns while Sheen's cause was stalled by controversies involving his remains and the Diocese of Rochester, N.Y.
- Sheen raised $200 million for the missions and donated over $10 million of his media earnings to that work, pioneering 1950s televangelism with Life Is Worth Living.
- The next step is the celebration of the Beatification, and the Diocese of Peoria is working with the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints at the Vatican to set event details; Tylka's statement did not mention the 2019 concerns.
- Monsignor James Kruse said in 2019 that an inquiry cleared Sheen, reporting notes he was never accused of abuse himself, and the Diocese of Rochester, N.Y. finalized bankruptcy in September 2025 with a $256.35 million settlement fund.
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