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The bishop of television: Fulton Sheen and the road to beatification

Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the pioneering broadcaster known as “The Bishop of Television”, is set to be beatified after decades of growing devotion and recognition of his heroic virtue
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Pope Leo: A Bridge-Builder

In his first months, Leo XIV looks like a listener: he calls synodality an attitude of openness, maintains Church teaching on marriage and sexuality, and signals cautious openness to broader Latin Mass celebration. The aim is less polarisation, deeper dialogue, a bridge builder who consults widely and will lead decisively.

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