Beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen is approaching

Peoria – The beatification of the American Archbishop Fulton Sheen is approaching. The announcement that the Cause for the Canonization of the Archbishop may now proceed toward beatification was made by the Bishop of Peoria, Louis Tylka, in a written and video statement released on Monday, February 9, on the websites of the diocese and the Sheen Foundation. “The Holy See,” Bishop Tylka stated, “has informed me that the cause for the Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen can proceed to beatification,” adding that “we are working with the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints at the Vatican to determine the details for the upcoming beatification.” The Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States promptly issued a statement expressing joy at the announcement from Peoria. “Archbishop Sheen,” the statement from the U.S. Pontifical Mission Societies recalls, “served as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States from 1950 to 1966.” His preaching,