Inside the Making of an English Saint

Isaac Withers reflects on his experiences of being part of the team who orchestrated the media campaign for the journey to Newman’s canonisation. John Henry Newman is now St. John Henry Newman, and that simply sounds right. I would like here to just give a few closing thoughts on the experience that our canonisation team... Read More

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October 15, 2019

Be courageous like St John Henry Newman, says Bishop of Shrewsbury

Be courageous like St John Henry Newman, the Bishop of Shrewsbury has urged. As St John Henry Newman was being canonised in Rome on Sunday 13th October, Bishop Mark Davies told churchgoers throughout his diocese that England’s newest saint is one “very close to us”. “Today, the Church rejoices as John Henry Newman is declared... Read More

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October 15, 2019

St John Henry Newman’s ‘vision for education continues to inspire’, says Archbishop of Dublin

St John Henry Newman’s “vision for education continues to inspire”, the Archbishop of Dublin has said. Addressing the growing secularism in Ireland, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said it is “necessary to revert to Newman’s ideas” in order to create a new sense of Catholic faith in young people. Speaking at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome... Read More

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October 14, 2019

Cardinal John Henry Newman’s ‘profound’ impact hailed as he becomes saint

St John Henry Newman was hailed as a priest, a poet and a thinker who had a “profound” impact on the world as he was canonised by Pope Francis. In front of tens of thousands of pilgrims at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square, the Pontiff elevated the English theologian to sainthood. The Prince of Wales,... Read More

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October 13, 2019

Newman’s canonisation ‘will bring UK and Vatican closer together’

Today’s canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman has been hailed by Britain’s ambassador to the Holy See as an important moment in the UK’s relationship with the Vatican that can bring the two states closer together. Ambassador Sally Axworthy described Cardinal Newman as a “giant” of the 19th century whose poetry, sermons and books went... Read More

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October 11, 2019

Excitement at canonisation of spiritual ‘giant’ Newman

John Henry Newman was a spiritual ‘giant’ and ‘a very important figure,’ according to the British ambassador to the Holy See. Sally Axworthy was speaking ahead of Newman’s canonisation in Rome on 13 October. “Cardinal Newman was really a very important figure. He was a giant of the 19th century,” she said. She spoke of... Read More

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October 5, 2019

Bishop ahead of the game with first Newman icon

Two years ago, The Bishop of Leeds, Marcus Stock, was so convinced that Blessed John Henry Newman would be canonised that in anticipation, he commissioned an icon of the great theologian from the renowned iconographer Ian Knowles. The bishop’s confidence was not misplaced and Pope Francis will canonise him on Sunday 13th October – the... Read More

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October 4, 2019

MPs & Peers head to Rome for Newman canonisation

The Vatican is preparing to receive a delegation of thirteen MPs and peers from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Holy See for events surrounding the canonisation of English cardinal John Henry Newman on Sunday 13th October 2019. “One of England’s great intellects being declared a saint is beyond a once-in-a-lifetime event,” said Sir Edward... Read More

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October 3, 2019

John Henry Newman: A Model of Courage and Faith

How far would a person go to follow the truth? This is the story of Blessed John Henry Newman — soon to be saint — who will be canonised by Pope Francis at the Vatican on 13 October 2019. Although he died in 1890, Cardinal Newman is a saint for our times and a person... Read More

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September 16, 2019

Prince Charles to attend canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman

The Prince of Wales is to attend the canonisation of 19th century religious scholar Cardinal John Henry Newman at the Vatican next month. Cardinal Newman, who died in 1890, will be the first Englishman to be canonised in almost 50 years. The last canonisation in England and Wales was in 1970 when Pope Paul VI... Read More

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Inside the Making of an English Saint

Be courageous like St John Henry Newman, says Bishop of Shrewsbury

St John Henry Newman’s ‘vision for education continues to inspire’, says Archbishop of Dublin

Cardinal John Henry Newman’s ‘profound’ impact hailed as he becomes saint

Newman’s canonisation ‘will bring UK and Vatican closer together’

Excitement at canonisation of spiritual ‘giant’ Newman

Bishop ahead of the game with first Newman icon

MPs & Peers head to Rome for Newman canonisation

John Henry Newman: A Model of Courage and Faith

Prince Charles to attend canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman

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