Fulton Sheen Beatified at St. Louis Mass
Archbishop Fulton Sheen was declared blessed at a Mass in St. Louis presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who praised his life of faith and care for the poor; Pope Leo XIV set Sheen’s feast day for Dec. 9. Sheen’s 1975 preaching visits to the Philippines and a conference examining how his legacy can inspire Catholics underscored his continuing influence.
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About Luis Antonio Tagle
Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, also nicknamed Chito, is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church who serves in the Roman Curia. He has been Dean of the College of Cardinals since 2026 and has been one of two pro-prefects of the Dicastery for Evangelization since 2022. As a member of the order of cardinal bishops, he holds the suburbicarian sees of Ostia and Albano.
Everything about Luis Antonio Tagle →- Occupation
- Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
- Position held
- Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila, cardinal priest, bishop of Imus, Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Urbaniana University
- Citizenship
- Philippines
- Born
- June 21, 1957