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Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a Great Moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”, by Jim Graves – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979), will be beatified on Thursday, September 24, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photos are courtesy of The Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation)

By Jim Graves, Catholic World Report, May 19, 2026

Jim Graves is a Catholic writer living in Newport Beach, California.

The Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, discusses the upcoming beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, taking place in September at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) will be beatified and receive the title of “Blessed” at a beatification Mass on Thursday, September 24, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Sheen was among the most popular and best-known Catholic evangelists and clerics of his time, and was known for his programs on radio and television. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Peoria in 1919, although he lived much of his life in New York. …