Tens of Thousands Attend Fulton Sheen's Beatification in St. Louis
Pope Leo XIV issued a papal decree declaring Fulton Sheen a blessed. The beatification Mass gathered tens of thousands of faithful in St. Louis on September 24.
TL;DR
- Archbishop Fulton Sheen was beatified at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis.
- Tens of thousands of faithful attended the beatification Mass.
- Pope Leo XIV issued a papal decree declaring Fulton Sheen "beato" (blessed).
- Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle served as the Pope's legate and read the apostolic letter.
- Fulton Sheen's feast day is set for December 9, coinciding with his death anniversary and the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe.