Archbishop Fulton Sheen beatified in St. Louis with thousands attending

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was beatified on September 24, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri, before a crowd of 50,000 to 75,000 people. The ceremony took place at The Dome at America's Center and was the first beatification ever held in the St. Louis archdiocese. Pilgrims from 48 states and 12 countries attended, along with hundreds of bishops and priests. Sheen became famous through his radio and television work from the 1930s to the 1950s, reaching tens of millions of viewers. The Vatican confirmed that he lived a life of heroic virtue and that his intercession caused a verified miracle. A baby born without a pulse came back to life after 61 minutes, with no medical explanation. Sheen now needs one more confirmed miracle to become a saint.