Photos: Fulton Sheen beatified before massive crowd in St. Louis

Approximately 50,000 people attended the beatification of Fulton Sheen at The Dome in St. Louis. Sheen, a former televangelist, is now one step closer to sainthood.
About 50,000 Catholics packed The Dome in St. Louis as Fulton Sheen was beatified, moving the Midwesterner often described as the nation's first televangelist one step closer to sainthood.
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