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‘Pivotal’ Archbishop Sheen ‘opened the door to the evangelization of the world,’ says Bishop Barron
Bishop Robert E. Barron described Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen as a pivotal figure who opened the door to the evangelization of the world during a homily on September 23. The remarks were made at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis during vespers, held the day before the beatification of the 20th-century theologian and communications pioneer.
Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis presided over the evening prayer service. While the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, introduced the cause for Sheen's canonization in 2002, organizers chose St. Louis for the beatification to accommodate thousands of attendees. Bishop Barron, who called Sheen his model and inspiration, noted that the archbishop emerged during a mid-20th-century Catholic renaissance alongside figures such as Dorothy Day.
The gathering included cardinals, bishops, priests, religious, and lay faithful from across the country, as well as Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia, the apostolic nuncio to the United States.
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