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Peoria, Ill., Jun 29, 2012 \/ 12:04 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria says the declaration of Archbishop Fulton Sheen as \u201cvenerable\u201d is wonderful news for both the diocese and the Catholic Church in America.<\/p>\n

\tOn June 28 the Pope Benedict XVI authorized the decree recognizing the heroic virtues of the much loved U.S. archbishop, author and television evangelist. The move brings Sheen closer to sainthood.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cFulton Sheen's zeal, wisdom, and holiness should help us build our faith,\u201d Bishop Jenky said. He thanked God that the Catholic Church has recognized \u201ca son from central Illinois.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop Sheen was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Peoria and went on to become a prominent speaker and author. In addition to serving as an auxiliary bishop of New York and Bishop of Rochester, was best known for his weekly radio broadcast \u201cThe Catholic Hour\u201d and his later weekly television program \u201cLife is Worth Living.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe archbishop died in 1979 at the age of 84. His cause for sainthood was opened in 2002.<\/p>\n

\tMsgr. Stanley Deptula, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation in Peoria, said the Catholic Church in America needs \u201cheroes to inspire us to stand up and to fall to our knees.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI think in a special way, Venerable Fulton Sheen can be an inspiration and a consolation to our bishops and other Church leaders. He was a man of courage, and priest of prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIn response to the decree, Bishop Jenky will celebrate a thanksgiving Mass on Sept. 9 at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Peoria.<\/p>\n

\tIf a recognized miracle is attributed to him, he can be beatified. Two recognized miracles mean he can be canonized as a saint.<\/p>\n

\tOne possible alleged Fulton Sheen miracle is already under investigation.<\/p>\n

\tIn December 2011 a tribunal of the Diocese of Peoria, Ill. concluded its investigation into a reputed miracle attributed to Archbishop Sheen\u2019s intercession. It sent the results to the Vatican for consideration.<\/p>\n

\tBonnie Engstrom and her husband Travis prayed to Archbishop Sheen in September 2010 after she delivered an apparently stillborn son at home in Goodfield, Ill.<\/p>\n

\tThe baby, named James Fulton after the archbishop,\u00a0 was rushed to the hospital but had no pulse for 61 minutes after his birth. Following their prayers his heart started beating and he escaped serious medical problems.<\/p>\n

\tDr. Andrea Ambrosi, the postulator leading Archbishop Sheen\u2019s cause for canonization, did not speak about the possible miracle. However, he said the canonization cause is \u201ctaking a special road\u201d and moving \u201cquite quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThis is due to the importance of this cause for Fulton Sheen's sainthood to the American Church and all the faithful,\u201d he said June 28. \u201cWe hope to go on with continued momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n

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