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Catholic bishops across the nation are reacting to the “joyful” news that Pope Leo XIV has approved St. John Henry Newman to be declared the 38th doctor of the universal Church.
The July 31 decision to give the title to the 19th-century Catholic convert and English saint was confirmed during Leo’s morning meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
“Six years ago, Pope Francis canonized English cardinal John Henry Newman,” the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops noted in a post on X. “Now, he will join the other 37 men and women who have received the title of doctor of the Church.”
A doctor of the Church is someone who has significantly “advanced the knowledge of God through their writing on theology, spirituality, mysticism, or through their defense of the faith in the face of heresy and schism,” the USCCB explained.
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American bishops celebrate newest doctor of the Church
Catholic bishops across the nation are reacting to the “joyful” news that Pope Leo XIV has approved St. John Henry Newman to be declared the 38th doctor of the Church.
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