Once more the complex relationship England has with the Catholic Church was thrust into the global spotlight at the Vatican this weekend, with Pope Leo XIV’s formal proclamation of St. John Henry Newman as a Doctor of the Church.
If the state visit of King Charles III just days ago was not enough, England has again taken centre stage in the papal calendar this week. As of today, Newman, the much-loved English cardinal of the 1800's, is probably about as far from his Anglican roots as it is possible to be.
