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The Beatification of
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

September 24, 2026 • St. Louis

Beatification News

Pope, other world faith leaders urged to save starving Ukrainian victims of Russian blockade

by Gina Christian

Religious leaders expressed gratitude for prayers “for an end to Russia’s armed aggression and the coming of a just and lasting peace for Ukraine and Europe.”

Trump tells UN he may opt to ‘annihilate’ Iran, will rebrand AI ‘superintelligence’
Cardinal Tagle encourages faithful to adopt Archbishop Sheen’s virtues as beatification nears
Church in Congo mourns 27 children killed in tragic fire of 2 schools
Notre Dame professor John Cavadini selected as 2026 Ratzinger Prize recipient
AI is generating a mental health crisis, warns Divine Mercy University president

U.S. Church

Texas bishop denounces ICE shooting in Austin, says people ‘living in terror and fear’

by Kate Scanlon

Bishop Daniel E. Garcia denounced the shooting of a man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, who was delivering for DoorDash.

Texas bishop denounces ICE shooting in Austin, says people ‘living in terror and fear’

Mass celebrates how Archbishop Sheen ‘knew Christ,’ understood ‘Gospel always sends us outward’

Washington Letter: Advocates push Trump to raise human rights issues in Xi meeting

Embrace ‘deep spiritual bonds’ between Jews and Catholics, says bishop in Yom Kippur message

An event guide for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

World

Serbian cardinal pleads against country’s exclusion after Ratko Mladic’s burial with honors

by Jonathan Luxmoore

Bosnian Serb leader Ratko Mladic died in a U.N. prison five years after being sentenced to life in prison for genocide and crimes against humanity.

Hate speech violates command to love one’s neighbor, says Vatican’s UN diplomat
Aparecida shrine celebrates completion of Rupnik-designed western facade
Vatican document affirms interreligious dialogue as essential to ‘journey of hope’ for humanity
Pope Leo XIV names US bishops’ migration committee chair as new bishop of Joliet, Illinois
Families of inmates spend $840 million a year to support them in Brazil, Catholic ministry finds

Bishops of North America: We are a Church called to walk in communion

French Church awaits ‘breath of new life’ from Pope Leo XIV’s visit

Pope Leo warns technology cannot replace the value of human relationships

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV to travel 19,000 miles on 14 flights during trip to Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

Inspired by the zeal of the venerable Fulton Sheen, a man who lived life to the fullest

by Ely Segura

The child in surrogacy

by Katie Yoder

Catholicism comes to the Great Plains and Texas

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

Reviews

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