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John Henry Newman will be a Doctor of the Church — it’s a sign to reverse the siege on the humanities

The Vatican’s proclamation serves to highlight Newman’s vision of the moral vocation of universities — reminding us that ...
National Catholic Register4d

St. John Henry Newman: From Being Considered an ‘Infiltrator’ to Doctor of the Church

St. John Henry Newman, Father Calvo noted, was a great scholar of the Church Fathers, especially St. Augustine.
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The Catholic Spirit2hOpinion

St. John Henry Newman — the Doctor of the Heart?

With the news that St. John Henry Newman will be declared the next doctor of the Church, speculation has swirled about what, if any, “subtitle” Pope Leo XIV might bestow upon the 19th century English ...

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

Pope Leo XIV will declare John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors ...
Angelus News12d

Pope paves way for St. John Henry Newman to be formally named doctor of the church

The news was announced by the Vatican shortly after Pope Leo's July 31 audience with the prefect of the Dicastery for the ...
National Catholic Register12dOpinion

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

COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV’s first selection for doctor of the Church offers a model of courage and clarity in our time of ...
Religion News Service on MSN12d

Pope Leo confirms John Henry Newman as doctor of the church

St. John Henry Newman’s teachings on the development of theology and the centrality of conscience have deeply influenced the ...
The Catholic Spirit11d

Making St. John Henry Newman church doctor is a ‘huge encouragement’ to British Catholics

British Catholics welcomed a papal decision to elevate St. John Henry Newman, a former Protestant and Oxford University ...

Pope to honor St. John Henry Newman with 'Doctor of the Church' title

Pope Leo XIV has bestowed St. John Henry Newman, the influential 19th-century Anglican convert, with the honor of "Doctor of ...
The Tablet12d

St John Henry Newman is to become a Doctor of the Church

In its daily bulletin this morning, the Vatican said, “On 31 July 2025, the Holy Father Leo XIV received in audience His ...
National Catholic Reporter5y

We are all toiling in the shadow of St. John Henry Newman

Yesterday, John Henry Newman was raised to the dignity of the altar, as his contemporaries would have described his canonization. The event was almost as unlikely as his being raised to the sacred ...
The Washington Post5y

Analysis | Why the Catholic Church’s new saint John Henry Newman is ...

Pope Francis on Sunday will canonize John Henry Newman, a Victorian-era intellectual, Catholic convert and cardinal. A self-described “controversialist,” Newman was an early leader in the ...