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Ahead of his beatification, here’s a look back at Fulton Sheen’s time in Rome

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

Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is scheduled to be beatified on Sept. 24 in St. Louis, making him the first U.S.-born bishop to receive this honor.

During his years studying in Europe, Sheen earned a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, also known as the Angelicum, after studying there from 1923 to 1924. His time in Rome also included his consecration as a bishop and his participation in the Second Vatican Council.

In 1935, Pope Pius XI held a private audience with Sheen, who had been named a monsignor the previous year. According to the Catholic News Agency, the pope expressed concern regarding the rise of Soviet communism and requested that Sheen study the works of Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx to warn Americans about the movement.

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