Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on September 24, 2026 in St. Louis, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints announced March 25. The beatification will take place in St. Louis, with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect for the Dicastery for Evangelization, presiding. On Feb. 9, the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, had announced that the Vatican had given the green light for the beatification of Archbishop Sheen to move forward six years after the Holy See had postponed the beatification, initially scheduled for December 2019, only weeks before the event was to take place.
In a statement March 25, Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria said the beatification will take place at 2:00 p.m. CT at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, MO:
"His life and ministry continue to inspire countless people to know and love Jesus Christ more deeply. Through his preaching, teaching, and personal witness, he brought the light of faith to millions, calling each of us to a deeper devotion to the Eucharist and to Our Blessed Mother."
