Source: https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55501
On September 24, 2026, Archbishop Fulton J Sheen will be beatified in a Mass at The Dome at America's Center in St Louis, Missouri, presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. In preparation for this event, Canadian journalist Francisco Ruffolo reflects on his life.
Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton Sheen was both amazing and prophetic and well ahead of his times. He was really the first Televangelist hosting a successful smash hit television show: Life is Worth Living from 1951-1957.
The program drew a staggering 30 million viewers a week even competing with the Tonight Show. He famously won an Emmy award for Most Outstanding Television Personality in 1952. Sheen drew a larger audience than Milton Berle known as 'Uncle Milty' whose program ran in the same time slot as Life is Worth Living.