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Archbishop Fulton Sheen — 20th Century Apostle

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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Bishop Joseph M. Siegel noted that the Church recognized the sanctity of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen through his beatification on September 24, 2026.

Sheen was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Peoria in 1919 and later taught philosophy at the Catholic University of America for more than 20 years. He reached large audiences through the NBC radio program The Catholic Hour, which began in 1930, and the television program Life is Worth Living, which began in 1951.

Siegel described Sheen as an influential evangelist who used these platforms to explain Catholic truths and theological doctrines to various listeners.

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