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 Dicastery for Evangelization, will preside.
The beatification Mass will take place on September 24, 2026, at 2 p.m. CDT. The Mass and other events will be broadcast live here.
Tickets to attend in person are still available through the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation website.
The Diocese of Peoria is also inviting pilgrims to participate in prayerful events in the surrounding days. In St. Louis, vespers will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 23, at the Cathedral Basilica. On Thursday, September 24, beatification day will kick off with an expo at The Dome at America’s Center and a pre-Mass program with speakers and musicians. The beatification Mass will be followed by a veneration of a relic of Archbishop Sheen. Adoration and confession will be available at The Dome.