EWTN to Provide Live Pool Feed and Media Resources for Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Clean live broadcast signal, B-roll, and reporting to be available to domestic and international news organizations

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EWTN Global Catholic Network will provide domestic and international news organizations with clean live pool feeds from St. Louis, MO, of the Vespers (Evening Prayers) on Sept. 23 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis and the Beatification Mass of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24 at the Dome at America's Center.

The Emmy award-winning television personality, now soon-to-be "Blessed" Archbishop Sheen is the first U.S.-born bishop to reach this stage on the path toward canonization, the Catholic Church's formal recognition of sainthood.

Feeds will be available as a Live U Matrix Distribution Channel, as well as SRT and RTMP streams.

Additional b-roll from both St. Louis and Peoria, Sheen's home diocese, will be available from EWTN News for Associated Press subscribers. B-roll and a video package is available to CNN Newsource subscribers.

The resources are intended to enable television networks, news agencies, local stations, digital news organizations and international broadcasters to bring the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and its significance to audiences around the world. 

Networks wishing to receive pool feeds should notify Stephen Beaumont by email AND voicemail no later than Monday, Sept. 21. 

Stephen Beaumont
Director of Studio Operations, EWTN
[email protected]
205-368-943

Pool Feed Test Transmission 
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026 
Start Transmission:  1500 ET 
End Transmission:  1530 ET 
Contact: Stephen Beaumont, 205-368-9432

Event 1: Vespers for the Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026
Start Transmission:  1700 ET
Event: 1800-1900 ET +
End Transmission: approximately 5 minutes after event ends
Contact: Stephen Beaumont, 205-368-9432

Event 2: Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Date: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026
Start Transmission: 1400 ET
Event: 1500-1700 ET +
End Transmission: approximately 5 minutes after event ends
Contact: Stephen Beaumont, 205-368-9432

RIGHTS / CREDIT INFORMATION:  EWTN Courtesy must be visible for all video on air, online, and social media.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND ON-SITE ACCESS: News organizations seeking on-site credentials or independent access to Beatification events should contact https://www.celebratesheen.com/media.  EWTN's pool feed and media resources are separate from on-site media credentialing.

ABOUT EWTN
EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 46th year, is the world's largest Catholic media organization. EWTN's 11 global TV channels and numerous regional channels are broadcast in multiple languages 24 hours a day, seven days a week to more than 435 million television households in more than 160 countries and territories. EWTN platforms also include radio services transmitted through SIRIUS/XM, iHeart Radio and more than 600 domestic and international AM & FM radio affiliates; a worldwide shortwave radio service; one of the largest Catholic websites in the U.S.; electronic and print news services, including EWTNNews.com, National Catholic Register newspaper, as well as EWTN Publishing, its book publishing division.

ABOUT THE BEATIFICATION
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was one of the most influential Catholic evangelists and media figures of the 20th century. Known to millions through his radio broadcasts and the landmark television program Life Is Worth Living, Sheen pioneered the use of mass media to communicate the Catholic faith to broad audiences.

Sheen, an Illinois native, was ordained a priest in Peoria. However, in order to accommodate the more than 65,000 people expected to attend the beatification mass, the event was moved to St. Louis rather than Peoria. Celebrations before and after the beatification mass will take place in both locations. For more information, visit: https://www.celebratesheen.com.

SOURCE EWTN Global Catholic Network