- Tens of thousands of Catholic faithful will gather at the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis for the formal beatification ceremony of late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, marking his designation as Blessed and bringing him one step closer to sainthood.
- Renowned as America's first televangelist, Sheen rose to national fame during the 1950s hosting the popular television show Life is Worth Living, where he delivered non-denominational moral lessons to millions of American households.
- The beatification was approved following the Vatican 's recognition of a miracle attributed to Sheen, specifically the 2010 medical resuscitation of an infant born without a pulse who is scheduled to present relics at the ceremony.
- The formal ceremony proceeds after years of delays caused by a 2019 Vatican hold to review his administrative oversight during his tenure leading the Diocese of Rochester in New York, which church officials ultimately cleared.
- Pope Leo XIV, who watched Sheen's broadcasts as a child growing up in Chicago, approved the event earlier this year and commended the pioneering prelate for using modern media to inspire and spread the gospel message.
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Famed radio and TV priest Fulton Sheen to be beatified in St. Louis, a step away from sainthood
