Archbishop Sheen Beatified in St. Louis Ceremony
Beatification of 'America’s Bishop' draws 50,000 Catholics to event.
The Brief
- Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was beatified at a ceremony in St. Louis.
- The event attracted approximately 50,000 Catholics.
- Beatification required evidence of a miracle linked to his intercession.
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the most visible Roman Catholic clergyman in the United States during the 20th century, was beatified at a ceremony in St. Louis.
The beatification, which marks one step toward sainthood, was declared by Pope Leo XIV through a letter read by Cardinal Luis Tagle.
The ceremony drew an estimated 50,000 Catholics to a stadium in St. Louis, where Mass was held in honor of the late archbishop.
The beatification was based on evidence of a miracle attributed to Archbishop Sheen, including prayers by the parents of a stillborn boy in the diocese of Peoria, Ill., in 2010.
The event featured a procession of 1,000 priests and 90 bishops, with incense filling the stadium, which previously housed the St. Louis Rams.
Archbishop Sheen, who died in 1979, is the first American-born bishop to be beatified.
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