Excitement continues to build for the beatification of media evangelist Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Slated to become the first “Blessed” to have won an Emmy Award, the Illinois native is set to be beatified on Sept. 24 in St. Louis.
“Well over 40,000” tickets for the beatification Mass have already been sold, said Royce Hood, chief operating officer for the Diocese of Peoria, where Sheen was ordained a priest. He told the Register the diocese anticipates selling at least 30,000 more, as many local parishes and groups who plan to attend have yet to sign up. Tickets and schedules for all events are available at CelebrateSheen.com. EWTN will air the Mass live; related programming will include special news segments and historical retrospectives, along with extensive coverage from the Register and other EWTN News entities.
The beatification Mass will take place at St. Louis’ The Dome at America’s Center, which can hold more than 65,000 people. It will be the first beatification to take place in the United States since that of Blessed Michael McGivney in October 2020, which had a limited attendance due to COVID-19 restrictions. And it will mark the first time in nearly a decade — since
