Famed radio and TV priest Fulton Sheen to be beatified in St. Louis, a step away from sainthood
Archbishop Fulton Sheen is being beatified in St. Louis, a major step toward sainthood, drawing thousands of Catholic devotees to the city.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — 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...
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