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flag Pope Leo XIV declares St. John Henry Newman a "doctor" of the Catholic Church, a rare honor.

flag Pope Leo XIV has decided to declare St. John Henry Newman a "doctor" of the Catholic Church, one of its highest honors. flag Newman, a 19th-century Anglican convert, was beatified in 2010 and canonized in 2019. flag The title of "doctor" is given to individuals whose writings have greatly influenced the Church, a distinction held by only about 36 others in the Church's 2,000-year history. flag Newman's work and teachings continue to unify both Anglican and Catholic communities.

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