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St. John Henry Newman

On All Saints Day 2025, St. John Henry Newman was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Declares St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church

Nov 1, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has declared St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church, recognizing the English cardinal and theologian as a towering figure of faith and intellect.

Ryan Marr is an expert on the English saint and is a former associate editor of the Newman Studies Journal. / Credit: Courtesy of Ryan Marr

Drawing Inspiration from Newman: "Without his legacy, perhaps I would not be Catholic today"

Nov 1, 2025

St. John Henry Newman continues to inspire many to embrace the Catholic faith as he did.

St. Thomas Aquinas/St. John Henry Newman. / Credit: Public domain

Pope to Make St. John Henry Newman Co-patron of Catholic Education With St. Thomas Aquinas

Oct 31, 2025

Pope Leo declared St. John Henry Newman a co-patron of education along with St. Thomas Aquinas in his recent apostolic letter, “Drawing New Maps of Hope.”

A portrait of a young St. John Henry Newman hangs in Cathedral High School, part of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, in Houston. / Credit: Amira Abuzeid/CNA

Meet 10 Patron Saints of Catholic Education, Students, and Teachers

Oct 27, 2025

Newman will join a list of several other Catholic saints considered patrons of other aspects of education. Get to know them here.

St. John Henry Newman near the end of his life, in 1887. / Credit: Babouba, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Pope Leo XIV to Name St. John Henry Newman a Patron Saint of Catholic Education

Oct 22, 2025

The Holy Father will designate Newman as an official co-patron saint of education, together with St. Thomas Aquinas.

St. John Henry Newman near the end of his life, in 1887. / Credit: Babouba, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Pope Leo XIV to Proclaim St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church on Nov. 1

Sep 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church on Nov. 1, the solemnity of All Saints.