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A Conversation with Bonnie Engstrom, Mother of Fulton Sheen’s ‘Miracle Baby’

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in cassock, ferraiolo and pectoral cross, standing among bookshelves beside a carved statue of the Madonna and Child, on the set of his television programme.
Fulton J. Sheen on the set of his television programme. Fred Palumbo, 1952. Library of Congress, New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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Bonnie Engstrom described the circumstances surrounding the miraculous healing of her son, James Fulton Engstrom, which led to the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

In a conversation with Mytae Carrasco Wallace of the Word on Fire Institute, Engstrom explained that her son was stillborn during a planned home birth due to a knot in his umbilical cord that cut off his oxygen supply. She recalled calling for help and watching a midwife perform chest compressions while she prayed to Fulton Sheen.

The Vatican and Pope Francis approved the miracle involving James in 2019. This recognition paved the way for the beatification of Archbishop Sheen scheduled for this September.

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