Thank you, Holy Father, for proclaiming Newman a Doctor of the Church!
On 8 November 2025, Sr. Christiane Fritsch FSO, secretary of the Newman Centre and speaker at this jubilee audience, presented the Holy Father with a portrait of Newman.
In memory of Sr. Brigitte Hoegemann FSO
On 4 November 2025, Sr. Brigitte Hoegemann FSO, supported by the prayers of her community, passed away at the Thalbach Convent in Bregenz (Austria).
Symposium on the relevance of Saint John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church
In preparation for the proclamation of Saint John Henry Newman as a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV, the International Centre of Newman Friends – in cooperation with the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Gregorian University, the … Continued
Saint John Henry Newman is a Doctor of the Church
During a solemn Mass celebrated on the Solemnity of All Saints (1 November 2025) in the context of the Jubilee of the World of Education, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Universal Church. The … Continued
Academic Newman Symposium at the Pontifical Gregorian University
Academic Symposium at the Pontifical Gregorian University – 31 October 2025 – St John Henry Newman. Doctor of the Universal Church. His Relevance Today
Golden Jubilee of the International Centre of Newman Friends
Fr. Hermann Geissler FSO In the Holy Year of 1975, The Spiritual Family The Work organized the first academic symposium on John Henry Newman in Rome. Shortly afterwards, at the request of Cardinal Luigi Raimondi, then Prefect of the Congregation … Continued
Article on Newman Doctor of the Church in BBC News
BBC Article by Ethan Gudge
Newman becomes Doctor of the Church
Together with many Newman friends around the world, we are delighted that Pope Leo XIV confirmed on 31st July 2025 that St John Henry Newman will soon be elevated to the rank of Doctor of the Church.
Novena to obtain favours through the intercession of St John Henry Newman
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