British saint to be declared Doctor of the Universal Church

An undated portrait of St John Henry Newman (OSV News-/Catholic Church of England and Wales) St John Henry Newman will soon be declared a Doctor of the Universal Church, the Vatican announced yesterday. Source: Crux. Pope Leo XIV “confirmed the …

St. John Henry Newman to be Doctor of the Church

Pope Leo has approved the recognition of the first Doctor of the Church of his pontificate. He is the first Doctor of the Church to be proclaimed by Leo XIV, less than three months after his election. His predecessor, Pope Francis, conferred this title …

St John Henry Newman set to become newest Doctor of the Church

Pope Leo paves the way for St John Henry Newman to be formally declared a “Doctor of the Church”. By Alessandro De Carolis One of the great modern thinkers of Christianity, a key figure in a spiritual and human journey that left a profound mark on the …

Pope Leo paves way for St. John Henry Newman to be named doctor of the Church

(OSV News) -- St. John Henry Newman -- the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher who journeyed from Anglicanism to Catholicism, powerfully shaping religious thought in both faith traditions -- will be named a doctor of the church by Pope Leo …

Leader of English Bishops ‘Thrilled’ at Newman’s Elevation to Doctor of the Church

Cardinal Nichols noted that the request to recognize Newman, the most recently canonized saint in England and Wales, had been before the Holy See “for some time” and has been widely supported across the globe. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the …

Pope to bestow one of Catholic Church’s highest honors on Anglican convert John Henry Newman

St. John Henry Newman to be named Doctor of the Church

News St. John Henry Newman's high profile conversion proved a key moment in the history of the Catholic Church in England. VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — England’s famous saintly cardinal St. John Henry Newman, C.O. is to be a Doctor of the Church, …

Celebrating Cardinal Newman, one of the ‘great teachers of the church’

St. John Henry Newman, a British-born scholar who dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities, is pictured in an undated portrait. The Vatican announced July 31, 2025, that Pope Leo XIV has paved the way for St. …

8 Ways St. John Henry Newman Is the Doctor of the Church We Need Now

Elected to the papacy in 1878 after the long, defensive years of Blessed Pius IX, Pope Leo XIII advised paying close attention to his first cardinals. Included among them would be St. John Henry Newman, the towering intellectual convert who, while …

British Saint John Henry Newman to be declared Doctor of the Church

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – British Saint John Henry Newman will soon be declared a Doctor of the Universal Church, the Vatican announced on Thursday. Pope Leo XIV “confirmed the positive opinion” of the declaration during an audience with Cardinal …