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Blessed Fulton J. Sheen: His beatification in photos

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

Tens of thousands of people attended the beatification Mass for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24 at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis.

During the Mass, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle read an apostolic letter acting as the legate for Pope Leo XIV. The Pope issued a decree granting that Sheen may henceforth be called blessed.

The Church will celebrate the feast day for Blessed Fulton J. Sheen on Dec. 9, which is the anniversary of his death.

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