With the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen last week, Catholic Answers seeks to clear up confusion about the difference between “saint” and “blessed” and why he is no longer “Venerable,” yet he is not declared “Saint.” But what does “beatification” even mean?...
During his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV summed up his September 25-28 apostolic journey to France in one word: “rebirth.” The pontiff cited his visit to the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, which was destroyed in April 2019 due to a catastrophic...
Yesterday, American Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979), remembered as an influential and innovative evangelist who shared the Gospel through radio, print, and television, was formally declared Blessed before tens of thousands...
Archbishop Fulton Sheen, remembered as an influential and innovative evangelist who spread the Gospel through radio, print, and television, will be beatified next Thursday at The Dome at America’s Center in Downtown St. Louis. Cardinal Luis Tagle, pro-prefect for the...
As U.S. Catholics prepare to vote in the November election, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) draws attention to its statement Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the...
The English version of Pope Leo XIV’s book, “Freedom Under Grace: Reflections on the Spiritual Tradition That Formed Me,” went on sale on Tuesday, September 15. The book brings together the Holy Father’s reflections on the legacy of St. Augustine that have shaped his...