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Famed radio and TV priest Fulton Sheen to be beatified in St. Louis, a step away from sainthood

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Archbishop Fulton Sheen is being beatified in St. Louis, a major step toward sainthood, drawing thousands of Catholic devotees to the city.

Decades after he was a fixture on American TV screens, the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen is back in a familiar place: the media spotlight.Tens of thousands of Catholic devotees are converging on St. Louis for a formal ceremony of beatification on Thursday, in which the prelate will be designated Blessed Fulton Sheen — one step away from sainthood.The afternoon ceremony is taking place at the Dome at America's Center after years of delays. The stadium was chosen for the site because there wasn't…

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