Fulton Sheen Remembered for His Friendship Toward Jews

October 2, 2026 World News

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The silver crucifix at the Fulton J. Sheen Museum in Peoria, Illinois, was given to the archbishop by his close friend Herbert Trigger, a Jewish jeweler, an incident that sparked the man’s eventual conversion to Catholicism.

Today, Jewish leaders remember Sheen’s contribution to Christian-Jewish friendship and steadfast opposition to antisemitism.

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