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Pope Leo shares childhood memories of Blessed Fulton J. Sheen on flight to Paris

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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Pope Leo XIV recalled watching Blessed Fulton J. Sheen on television with his family as a child during a flight to Paris on Sept. 25. Speaking to journalists aboard the papal plane, the 71-year-old pope said the lively way Sheen shared faith teachings helped his family spend time together.

The pope noted that he would have liked to attend the beatification of Sheen, who was originally from Illinois, which took place in St. Louis on Sept. 24. Pope Leo said he received messages during the ceremony asking why he was not there and remarked that attending would have been great.

During the flight, the pope also discussed the challenges of artificial intelligence and the high number of adult baptisms in France this year. He described the baptisms as evidence of a spiritual thirst and a search for deeper meaning among young people in the country.

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