If you are of a certain age, you probably remember watching him on TV. And now his cause for canonization is open!
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Below are 15 rare photos from the life of America’s bishop, Ven. Fulton Sheen. You can click on any image to enlarge it.
Enjoy!
As a little child
Newly ordained
With his radio microphone
In Rome at the Colosseum
At St. Peter’s Basilica
With Pope Ven. Pius XII
With Pope St. John Paul II
Celebrating Mass
Performing a baptism
After presiding over a wedding
Blessing Dominican missionaries
With the president of Villanova University
At his desk
Pray for us, Ven. Fulton Sheen!
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