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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen declared ‘Blessed’ at beatification Mass in St. Louis
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was declared Blessed during a beatification Mass held on Sept. 24 at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, acting as a papal delegate and pro-prefect for the Holy See’s Dicastery for Evangelization, pronounced the declaration of Sheen's holiness and witness to Jesus Christ.
Organizers reported that approximately 50,000 people attended the Mass. The Diocese of Peoria selected the large arena to accommodate the high number of pilgrims. During a press conference before the liturgy, Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria stated that pilgrims represented nearly every U.S. state as well as several other nations, including Italy, Poland, and Brazil.
The gathering included nearly 90 bishops, 1,000 priests, 250 deacons, and about 1,600 men and women religious. During the Mass, priests wore vestments embroidered with JMJ, the signature dedication to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph used by Archbishop Sheen.
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