Vatican declares Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be Venerable

June 28, 2012 / MariaNews.com

Vatican declares Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be Venerable

By Catholic Herald

(Is it mere coincidence that on the day Obama’s HHS Mandate was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States of America that one of the greatest bishops in American history is declared Venerable by Pope Benedict XVI? I think not. Let us ask Venerable Fulton Sheen to pray for America and the cause of religious freedom throughout the world. – Staff – MariaNews.com)

VATICAN (Catholic Herald) – Pope Benedict XVI has approved the heroic virtues of US Archbishop Fulton Sheen, clearing the way for the advancement of his sainthood cause.

The announcement came just over 13 months after Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, Illinois, presented Pope Benedict XVI with two thick volumes about the life of Archbishop Sheen, whose home diocese was Peoria.

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