FULTON SHEEN CROWNED BLESSED, 50K PILGRIMS FLOOD ST. LOUIS | HUMAN EVENTS DAILY
Today in St. Louis, Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is beatified and named Blessed — one step from sainthood. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presides at 2 p.m. CT at The Dome at America's Center as tens of thousands pack the arena.
The Vatican recognized the 2010 case of James Fulton Engstrom of Peoria: born without a pulse for 61 minutes, revived after his family prayed for Sheen's intercession. The now-teen presents a relic at the Mass. A second miracle would be needed for canonization.
Emmy-winning host of Life Is Worth Living, Sheen reached tens of millions on radio and TV, preached the…
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