Diocese completes its case for sainthood of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

The case for sainthood for late central Illinoisan Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was nailed shut Sunday as the Catholic Diocese of Peoria officially sent it on its way.

Cardboard boxes filled with documents, studies of Sheen's writings and testimonials to his holiness of character were placed in a larger wooden box. That crate was then wrapped in red ribbon and sealed by Bishop Daniel Jenky in front of a packed St. Mary's Cathedral during a special Mass marking the occasion.