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Blessed Sheen’s prophetic warning for the modern Church

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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Approximately 50,000 people traveled to St. Louis for the beatification of Fulton J. Sheen on September 24.

Theresa Civantos Barber of Aleteia reports that Sheen remains popular because he avoided participating in culture wars while charting a clear path for others.

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