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Peoria Bishop Tylka meets Pope Leo, presents relic of recently beatified Fulton Sheen · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Peoria Bishop Tylka meets Pope Leo presents relic of recently beatified Fulton
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  Sheen. Written by Michael Urbanek. This article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Bishop Louis Tilka of
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  the Diocese of Peoria recently presented Pope Leo XIV with a relic
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  of Blessed Fulton Sheen who was recently beatified Thursday, September 24, at
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  the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis. Tilka said in a
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  statement Tuesday that it was a profound joy and privilege to meet
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  Pope Leo the Fourteenth and present him with the relic on behalf
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  of the Diocese of Peoria and all those who have prayed for
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  and supported Archbishop Sheen’s cause. There is a beautiful tradition in the
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  Catholic Church of presenting the Holy Father with the relics of the
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  saints and blesseds, and this particular moment carried special meaning for me,
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  Tilka said. Pope Leo XIV has spoken of Archbishop Sheen
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  on several occasions and has expressed his appreciation for Archbishop Sheen's extraordinary
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  witness of faith, his ability to proclaim the gospel through the means
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  of communication available in his time and his missionary heart. In the
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  days surrounding the beatification the Holy Father again pointed to Archbishop Sheen
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  as an example of finding new ways to spread the gospel. Sheen
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  was born in El Paso, near Bloomington, and took his holy orders
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  in Peoria. He is now considered a near saint, and his feast
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  day will be celebrated December ninth. Monsignor Jason Gray, the Executive Director
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  of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation, said it was a great
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  joy to participate in the beatification after working on Sheen's cause for
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  24 years. I was privileged to participate in the investigation of Sheen's
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  life and virtues and to direct The Investigation of the Miracle for
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  Beatification, Gray said. I was also fortunate to serve Pope Francis by
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  working in the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints from twenty twelve
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  to twenty fifteen. During this time I assisted Cardinal Angelo Amato at
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  the beatification of Blessed Miriam Trisa Demjanovich, which was celebrated in twenty
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  fourteen in Newark, New Jersey. This experience was invaluable as we prepared
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  to welcome Cardinal Louis Tegla for the beatification of Archbishop Sheen. Gray
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  said he felt that Archbishop Sheen was with everyone in spirit while
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  greeting Pope Leo, and he's grateful Pope Leo spoke so fondly of
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  Archbishop Sheen. Sheen hosted Life is Worth Living on TV from 1952
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  to 1957. The program was a hit and drew viewers across multiple
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  faiths and denominations, according to a September 25, Shaw Local article. Gray
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  said Pope Leo recalled watching the program as a boy.