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St. John Henry Newman has inspired many “Newman converts” to follow his path of conversion from Protestantism to Catholicism, including a 24-year-old Taiwanese man who is an ardent devotee of the 19th-century English saint.
When Kao Chih Hao, a recent convert to Catholicism living in Taipei, heard the news that Pope Leo XIV had decided to name Newman a doctor of the Church, he said the announcement moved him deeply.
“After hearing this news, I almost cried,” Kao said. “It’s the happiest news for me in this year since I admire him so much.”
Kao, who works in sales for a computer hardware manufacturer and goes by the English name “Newman” after his favorite saint, spoke recently after Sunday Mass at Holy Rosary Parish in Taipei about how St. John Henry Newman helped inspire his conversion.
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When Kao Chih Hao, a recent convert to Catholicism living in Taipei, heard the news that Pope Leo XIV had decided to name Newman a doctor of the Church, he said the announcement moved him deeply.
“After hearing this news, I almost cried,” Kao said. “It’s the happiest news for me in this year since I admire him so much.”
Kao, who works in sales for a computer hardware manufacturer and goes by the English name “Newman” after his favorite saint, spoke recently after Sunday Mass at Holy Rosary Parish in Taipei about how St. John Henry Newman helped inspire his conversion.
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Meet St. John Henry Newman’s biggest fan in Taiwan
St. John Henry Newman has inspired many “Newman converts,” including a 24-year-old Taiwanese man who is an ardent devotee of the English saint.