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The Beatification of
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

September 24, 2026 • St. Louis

Beatification News

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

by OSV News

Holy Hours, Masses, and a pre-beatification morning of prayer and reflection lead up to the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Sept. 24 in St. Louis.

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U.S. Church

In AI guardrails push, US bishops advocate for Kids Online Safety Act at the Capitol

by Kate Scanlon

More than a dozen U.S. bishops met with members of Congress Sept. 16 to urge them to enact effective safety guardrails on AI and to protect children online.

For National Migration Week, bishops urge policy that upholds ‘God-given human dignity’

‘We thank God for the way that he lived,’ archbishop says of Father Flanagan at special Mass

‘We all have a voice’ on AI, says head of US bishops’ new task force

Virginia diocese investigates potential sainthood cause for Catholic father who saved his son

Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US

World

Aparecida shrine celebrates completion of Rupnik-designed western facade

by Junno Arocho Esteves

While France’s Lourdes shrine moves to cover mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik, Brazil’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in São Paulo celebrated new installations by the …

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

Pope Leo warns technology cannot replace the value of human relationships

Pope Leo ends COVID-era salary cuts for cardinals and senior Vatican officials

In Cuernavaca, North American bishops focus on migration, AI and Church cooperation

Vatican

Why Sept. 17 is a holiday in Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV’s ‘name day’ explained

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

Archbishop Sheen’s epic meatloaf — and its surprising ‘appley’ ingredient!

by Sarah Robsdottir

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

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