From Araneta to Baguio: Blessed Fulton Sheen’s ties to PH

From Araneta to Baguio: Blessed Fulton Sheen’s ties to PH

MANILA, Philippines — Blessed Fulton Sheen, who was beatified by the Catholic Church on Thursday, Sept. 24, visited the Philippines during his lifetime, leaving a lasting connection with Filipino Catholics. Sheen, a US-born bishop, promoter of the Church’s missionary activity and modern radio and television evangelist, was declared “blessed” during a Mass in St. Louis, Missouri, presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. Tagle, pro-prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization and rep