“We still have the chair that Archbishop Sheen sat in when he would preach here at Saint Agnes,” said parish office manager Anna Megan.
Beatification
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Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage
by Katie Yoderby Katie Yoder(OSV News) — The venue for the upcoming beatification of the Georgia Martyrs is expanding to accommodate thousands more people after a surge in interest from Catholics around the U.S. and …
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Vietnamese Catholics urged to become ‘messengers of truth’ at historic beatification
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsThe newly beatified Blessed Diep “is inviting all of us not to deny Jesus, but to be witnesses or martyrs of his truth, Cardinal Tagle said.
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Tickets to the September 2026 beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen are quickly being snapped up.
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Tickets for Venerable Fulton J. Sheen’s Sept. 24 beatification in St. Louis and related events will be available starting the week of June 22.
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“All were beatified as martyrs, as victims of the persecution by totalitarian regimes because of their fidelity to Christ,” Pope Leo XIV said.
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Diocese of Peoria releases schedule of pilgrimage events for Sheen beatification
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsThe schedule begins with a nine-day novena of holy hours at 7 p.m. every evening at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, Illinois, from Sept. …
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The beatification of five Franciscans known as the Georgia martyrs has been set for Oct. 31, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints’ website.
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His 66 books offer heady theological dissertation, accessible theology and philosophy, astute cultural reflections, and profound meditations on Christ and Mary.
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(OSV News) — With the Feb. 9 announcement from the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, that the Vatican has authorized the beatification of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen to move forward, OSV News …
