NY church agrees to move Fulton Sheen's remains to Illinois
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is going home.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York said Sunday it'll cooperate in transferring Sheen's remains from Manhattan to Peoria, Illinois, after a court ruled Sheen's niece could bury him there.
Sheen, known for his revolutionary radio and TV preaching, has been interred under St. Patrick's Cathedral's altar since his 1979 death.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sheen's niece, Joan Cunningham, argued that burying him in Peoria, where he was ordained 100 years ago, would improve his chances at sainthood.
The archdiocese countered that a will Sheen signed five days before his death included his desire to be buried in New York. The archdiocese said it had a "solemn obligation" to comply.
The Catholic Diocese of Peoria said that Bishop Daniel Jenky was "grateful" the archdiocese has now agreed to move Sheen's remains.