Catholic Church Beatifies Fulton Sheen After 2010 Miracle Revived Child Following 61 Minutes Without Heartbeat
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 26
Catholic Church Beatifies Fulton Sheen After 2010 Miracle Revived Child Following 61 Minutes Without Heartbeat
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 26
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St. Louis hosted Fulton Sheen’s beatification on Thursday, formally declaring the famed U.S. archbishop “blessed” and moving him a step closer to sainthood.
A 2010 case cleared that path: a child born without heartbeat or respiration revived after 61 minutes and later fully recovered, a miracle Pope Francis approved in 2019.
Sheen’s public stature helped make the ceremony unusually prominent — his radio show reached more than 4 million people and his TV program drew an estimated 30 million viewers.
Pope Leo XIV approved the beatification and, through an apostolic letter read by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, praised Sheen for using modern communications to proclaim the Gospel.
The White House and conservative commentator Michael Knowles used the moment to highlight Sheen’s anti-communism and traditional Catholic message, arguing his warnings still resonate in U.S. culture.