Former Rochester Bishop Fulton Sheen one step closer to sainthood

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Former Rochester Bishop Fulton Sheen is set to be beatified this year, one step below sainthood.

The process was delayed for years because of the Rochester Diocese sex abuse bankruptcy case. Now the case is over and Sheen is considered clean.

The Engstrom family lives in Peoria, Illinois, where 15 years ago their son James was born at home and his heart didn’t beat for 61 minutes. His mother, in a state of shock, prayed for the help of Fulton…

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