Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PEORIA — The Catholic Diocese of Peoria has been given the green light from the Vatican to move forward in the beatification ...

For Catholics who live in St. Louis with devotions to Sheen, it’s an unexpected blessing and pleasure to know that they won’t ...

James Fulton Engstrom and his mother Bonnie react with joy at pending beatification of ‘old family friend.’ James Fulton Engstrom is now 15 years old. (photo: Courtesy of the Engstrom family) With the ...

The Diocese of Peoria is building a new cultural center to honor Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. The center will feature interactive exhibits, artifacts, and a large archive of his television and radio ...

The Vatican has approved the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a key step toward sainthood. Sheen was a native of El Paso, Illinois, and was ordained in the Catholic Diocese of Peoria in 1919.