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Diocese remains confident as Sheen legal case returns to original New York court

By: The Catholic Post   -   February 7, 2018   -   Featured Article Appeal, Archbishop Fulton Sheen, beatification, court, Diocese of Peoria, New York, Sheen

The New York court has granted Joan Sheen Cunningham the right to remove the remains of her uncle, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (pictured), from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City for transfer to St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria.

The Diocese of Peoria remained confident that legal issues surrounding the transfer of the remains of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen from New York to Peoria will soon be resolved after the New York Court of Appeals on Feb. 6 sent the case back to the original court for an evidentiary hearing. “Please continue your prayers […]