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Pope Francis Approves Miracle Clears Fulton Sheen for Beatification
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- Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle will preside over the beatification Mass.
- Pope Francis approved a 2019 miracle, then cleared Sheen after reviewing abuse allegations.
- Sheen pioneered 1950s televangelism with *Life Is Worth Living*, earning an Emmy and a Time cover.
- U.S. Pope Leo XIV praised Sheen ahead of the beatification ceremony.
