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The Catholic broadcaster is due to be beatified in St Louis, a step towards sainthood following the resumption of a process postponed in 2019.
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The White House issued a presidential tribute to Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on 24 September 2026, ahead of his scheduled beatification in St Louis. The ceremony would give the American Catholic broadcaster the title “Blessed”, a step towards sainthood but not canonisation. [1] [4]
The Mass was scheduled for 2pm local time (19:00 UTC) at The Dome at America’s Center, with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle celebrating as Pope Leo XIV’s representative. The pope announced the planned beatification at his general audience the previous day. [2] [5]
Organisers told the Associated Press that about 48,000 tickets had been distributed by 22 September. That figure represents tickets issued, not confirmed attendance; the available reports do not establish that the ceremony has taken place. [10]
Beatification permits limited public veneration, for example within a particular region. Canonisation is the distinct, final step of declaring someone a saint for universal veneration, according to the explanation published by Peoria Bishop Louis Tylka. OSV News reported that Sheen would become the first American-born bishop to be beatified, a distinction also highlighted by the White House. [4] [9] [1]
Sheen reached a wide television audience through his programme *Life Is Worth Living*. The Television Academy’s own register lists him as the winner of its Most Outstanding Personality award in 1953. [12] [8]
The presidential message celebrates his life and religious legacy. It announces no new policy measure or funding commitment. [1]
The beatification follows a postponement in 2019. In a statement that December, the Diocese of Rochester said it had submitted documents raising concerns about proceeding without further review of Sheen’s role in priests’ assignments. It said the Holy See ultimately decided to postpone the ceremony. [7]
The diocese also explicitly stated that there were no complaints that Sheen had personally engaged in inappropriate conduct, and that it had made no such insinuation. Its concerns about his administrative role did not amount to an allegation of personal misconduct. [7]
In February 2026, Bishop Tylka announced that the Holy See had allowed the cause to proceed. AP later reported that Church officials had found no reason in Sheen’s record for further delay. The available Church statements do not give a full account of how the earlier concerns were resolved. [4] [10]
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