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Why the FBI investigated Archbishop Sheen during WWII

Why the FBI investigated Archbishop Sheen during WWII

Monday, September 21, 2026

In 1943, at the height of the Second World War, an anonymous source alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's strong criticism of the Soviet Union and its leader, Joseph Stalin. The post Why the FBI investigated Archbishop Sheen during WWII first appeared on OSV News.

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