Earlier this year, Pope Leo XIV announced that Cardinal St. John Henry Newman would become the 38th doctor of the Church. “I will confer the title of doctor of the Church on St. John Henry Newman, who gave a decisive contribution to the renewal of theology and to understanding Christian doctrine in its development,” the Holy Father said after celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists in St. Peter’s Square.
Newman is one of the most important theologians in the modern world. His intellectual and spiritual writings have provided many faithful Catholics, including this author, with a comprehensive understanding of the beauty of Catholicism.
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