Beatification

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen — the 20th-century theologian, evangelizer and Catholic communications pioneer — “opened the door to the evangelization of the world,” said Bishop Barron a day before the …

The grace of the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen comes with corresponding responsibility for Catholics in his home diocese of Peoria, Illinois, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle told Catholics there …

Beatifications are a tremendous milestone in the process of canonization. The Latin word “beatus,” a title bestowed on the individual in question at a beatification, means “blessed” or “happy.”

Holy Hours, Masses, and a pre-beatification morning of prayer and reflection lead up to the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Sept. 24 in St. Louis.

Each rosary will be blessed before the beatification of Archbishop Sheen, and “each one will continue to be prayed long after that day is over.”

“We still have the chair that Archbishop Sheen sat in when he would preach here at Saint Agnes,” said parish office manager Anna Megan.

(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 …

The 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.

Tickets to the September 2026 beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen are quickly being snapped up.

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.