OSV News With the Feb. 9 announcement of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen’s beatification, experts told OSV News the renowned 20th-century theologian and evangelizer spoke not only to his time, but to the present — with a clear, hopeful and accessible message firmly centered on Christ’s saving love for humanity. “I think he has a lot […]
Sainthood cause for founder of religious order advances
By Gina Christian OSV News Losing a young child. Struggling in a troubled marriage with an alcoholic husband. Separating, starting a nursing career in midlife, downsizing to a rental apartment and becoming a widow. And now, moving one step closer to sainthood. On March 14, Pope Francis authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints […]