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The Beatification of
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

September 24, 2026 • St. Louis

Beatification News

Experts: Henri Nouwen, who died in 1996, ‘remains deeply relevant’ for his ‘relational’ spirituality

by Gina Christian

Father Nouwen blended personal spirituality with psychological studies, contemplation, dialogue, missionary experience and pastoral closeness to others.

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

U.S. Church

AI is generating a mental health crisis, warns Divine Mercy University president

by Kimberley Heatherington

“Who are we? What does it mean to be human? What understanding of the person should guide technological and social development?”

AI is generating a mental health crisis, warns Divine Mercy University president

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’

The ‘Camino’ of St. Francis: New California pilgrimage route offers a spiritual journey

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

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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