Newman: ‘An Act of Ecumenical Fraternity and Charity’

Oxford Theologian John Henry Newman honoured by Pope Leo XIV

The 19th-century Catholic theologian and Oriel College fellow Cardinal John Henry Newman has been conferred a series of honours by Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Newman was named “a patron of the church’s educational mission” last week, and was elevated to the status of Doctor of the Church over the following weekend. This title is given by the Catholic Church to saints deemed to have made a significant contribution to theology. Newman joins St Thomas A…

Newman: ‘An act of ecumenical fraternity and charity’

“LEAD, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom. . .” So begins one of St John Henry Newman’s most famous and popular hymns. It was sung in Italian in St Peter’s Square on All Saints’ Day, when Pope Leo XIV declared Newman a Doctor of the Universal...

St. John Henry Newman: Doctor of the Church

“Growth is the only evidence of life.” “Wherever I go I will find you, my God.”­— St. John H. Newman