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EWTN to Offer Extensive Coverage of Fulton Sheen Beatification

A portrait of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979), New York, 1964.

EWTN will offer extensive live coverage and special programming surrounding the Sept. 24 beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen, highlighting his life, legacy, and impact on Catholic media.

Pope’s Lourdes Visit to Highlight Church’s Response to Abuse

Mosaics by Marko Rupnik on the façade of the Basilica of the Rosary at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes have been covered with banners ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France in September 2026.

At the shrine famous for its healing waters, Pope Leo XIV will meet with sex-abuse victims and address an assembly of French bishops, who continue to deal with fallout from the country’s abuse crisis.

Where Bishop Sheen Started His Holy Hour Habit

Fulton Sheen at St. Paul Seminary in Minnesota

Minnesota seminary where Archbishop Fulton Sheen began his lifelong daily Eucharistic practice carries on his prayer legacy.

Bishop Baptized by Fulton Sheen Reflects On His Legacy Ahead of Beatification

Daniel Ibañez
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims from the popemobile during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 23, 2026.

In 'The Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and the Mission of the Catholic Church in the 21st Century,' Bishop John O. Barres reflected on Sheen’s life and teachings.

Sri Lanka Jails 15 for Up to 260 Years Over Easter Sunday Church Bombings

Ishara S. Kodikara
Catholic nuns carry portraits of victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings during a silent march led by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith outside St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2025, the sixth anniversary of the attacks.

The Archdiocese of Colombo welcomed the ruling but said those convicted are only part of the case, as a separate probe into alleged state links continues.