Top photo caption: Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, pictured in an undated photo, is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative evangelists in American history. Groups from across the U.S. are planning pilgrimages to St. Louis for the Sept. 24, 2026, beatification of Archbishop Sheen. OSV News photo/Sheen Foundation
For years, he offered American audiences a weekly dose of on-air Gospel wisdom. On Sept. 24, faithful viewers around the world will have the opportunity to tune in for the beatification Mass of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, which will begin at 2 p.m. Central Time in The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis.
In anticipation of Archbishop Sheen’s beatification, and to commemorate the anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood, Father Peter “PJ” Alindogan will serve as homilist Sept. 20 during the Priesthood Anniversary of Venerable Fulton Sheen in the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, Ill., where Archbishop Sheen was ordained in 1919. Father Alindogan, who serves as pastor of St. Veronica Parish, Howell, and is director of the diocesan Office of Missions, shares with Archbishop Sheen a strong commitment to missionary work.
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