Bishops from across England and Wales have welcomed with joy the news that St John Henry Newman will become a Doctor of the Church.
The news was announced on 31 July, when Pope Leo received in audience Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
During the meeting, the ‘positive opinion of the Dicastery's Plenary Session’ was confirmed, meaning that St John Henry Newman will be proclaimed a Doctor of the Universal Church.
A Doctor of the Church is a person whose teachings on the Catholic faith, through their writing, study, or research, have been deemed of great significance to the Church and to the faith.
