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Quo vadis, Ecclesia?
More than 50,000 people gathered in St. Louis on Sept. 24 to attend the beatification of Fulton J. Sheen. Michael R. Heinlein of OSV News noted that the crowd included many children, young adults, and multigenerational families.
The event follows the opening of Sheen's cause for beatification in 2002. Heinlein observed that the large attendance suggested the crowd gathered to celebrate Sheen's living legacy rather than out of nostalgia.
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