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douglas9

(4,474 posts)
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 07:59 AM Jul 2019

Pope moves America's 'first televangelist' closer to sainthood

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a charismatic figure of U.S. Roman Catholicism in the 20th century and a pioneer in using media for religious purposes, is one step closer to sainthood.

A Vatican statement on Saturday said the pope had approved a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to Sheen’s intercession, meaning he will be beatified. No date for the ceremony was given.

Sheen, who was born in Illinois in 1895 and died in New York in 1979, was sometimes called the first “televangelist”.

Between 1930 and 1950 he hosted “The Catholic Hour” on the NBC radio network, which had an audience of four million.

He moved to television with “Life is Worth Living” which had a prime time audience of 30 million people and did so well it challenged the rating of shows hosted by Frank Sinatra and other stars. That show ended in 1957 and he returned to television in 1961 with The Fulton Sheen Program, which aired until 1968.


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-sheen/pope-moves-americas-first-televangelist-closer-to-sainthood-idUSKCN1U10AW?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

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Pope moves America's 'first televangelist' closer to sainthood (Original Post) douglas9 Jul 2019 OP
Where are the miracles? louis-t Jul 2019 #1
The miracle is people still believe in this nonsense. Maggiemayhem Jul 2019 #3
Do you realize this is a safe haven group? Do you know what a safe haven group is? nt No Vested Interest Jul 2019 #5
Charlie Sheen is still "winning". n/t customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #4
Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified douglas9 Jul 2019 #8
I never knew that. My grandmother was involved in the Father Solanus Casey louis-t Jul 2019 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Delmette2.0 Jul 2019 #2
So you've been around DU forever and do not recognize a safe haven group? nt No Vested Interest Jul 2019 #6
I missed the group heading. I apologize. Delmette2.0 Jul 2019 #7

douglas9

(4,474 posts)
8. Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 05:00 PM
Jul 2019

Vatican City, Jul 6, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis approved the miracle attributed to Archbishop Fulton Sheen Friday, making possible the American television catechist's beatification.

The Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints promulgated the decree approving Sheen’s miracle on July 6.

The miracle involves the unexplained recovery of James Fulton Engstrom, a boy born apparently stillborn in September 2010 to Bonnie and Travis Engstrom of the Peoria-area town of Goodfield. He showed no signs of life as medical professionals tried to revive him. The child’s mother and father prayed to Archbishop Sheen to heal their son.

A seven-member panel of medical experts advising the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints gave unanimous approval of the miracle attributed to the famous television personality and evangelist in March 2014.


https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/archbishop-fulton-sheen-to-be-beatified-10161

louis-t

(23,720 posts)
9. I never knew that. My grandmother was involved in the Father Solanus Casey
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 11:14 AM
Jul 2019

beatification process. My father's oldest brother, Anthony, got very sick as a baby and went into a coma. The doctors said to take him home, he was going to die. My grandmother took him to see Father Solanus Casey at the monastery. She took him home and he woke up a few hours later, completely cured. I have her account of the story, telling it to channel 4 news in the '80s, on VHS. My uncle Tony was also a Korean War veteran. His platoon was wiped out in a battle. He was the only survivor.

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