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Georgia Martyrs’ beatification the next big event for US Church

While six years separate the most recent U.S. beatifications of Blessed Michael J. McGivney in 2020 and Blessed Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, mere weeks pass before the next: five Franciscan friars known as the Georgia Martyrs on Oct. 31 in Savannah.

• ‘Deepening Our Moral Witness’: A call to support immigrant families, communities

  

  By NATALIA DURON
  Published October 15, 2026

  Nearly 200 leaders from dioceses across the Southeast gathered to discuss the impact of immigration enforcement and how Catholic communities can better support immigrant families.

• Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen declared ‘Blessed’ at beatification Mass

  

  By GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV News
  Published September 26, 2026

  Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen–the 20th-century theologian, evangelizer, Catholic communications pioneer, teacher and preacher–is now Blessed Fulton J. Sheen.

• Red Mass, Blue Mass: How ‘color’ Masses serve professionals

  

  By D.D. EMMONS, OSV News
  Published September 17, 2026

  The Church has long offered Masses that recognize special occasions and needs. Among such Masses are those for professional groups, traditionally popularized by names of a color.