Pope to Bestow One of Catholic Church's Highest Honors on Anglican Convert John Henry Newman

St. John Henry Newman will be named doctor of the church by Pope Leo

On July 31, Pope Leo XIV announced that St. John Henry Newman, English theologian, educator, and writer who converted to Catholicism after being an Anglican priest, will be named a Doctor of the Church.

St. Newman to Be Elevated by Pope to Doctor of the Church

On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV confirmed that St. John Henry Newman will soon be recognized as a Doctor of the Church.

Anglican convert John Newman to be proclaimed 'Doctor of the Church'

John Henry Newman, a 19th century Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism, will be proclaimed a "doctor of the Church" by Pope Leo XIV in a rare distinction, the Vatican said Thursday.

Pope Leo confirms John Henry Newman as doctor of the church

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — St. John Henry Newman’s teachings on the development of theology and the centrality of conscience have deeply influenced the Catholic Church.

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 Marcello Semeraro, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. Newman was born in 1801, and was a member of the Anglican Church, becoming a priest in 1825. He was a leader of the Oxford Mov…

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

(OSV News) — “He is the one Englishman of that era who upheld the ancient creed with a knowledge that only theologians possess, a Shakespearean force of style, and a fervor worthy of the saints.” This description of Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890), from the 1913 edition of The Catholic Encyclopedia, captures well three of the many impressive qualities of the man: his theological knowledge, his masterful literary abilities and his holiness…