Cardinal John Henry Newman's teaching and his personal life can be a source of inspiration for men and women today, Pope Benedict XVI has said.
His comments came just one week before he is scheduled to beatify the 19th-century English theologian.
Speaking with pilgrims gathered in the courtyard of the papal summer villa at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict asked for prayers for his trip this week to Scotland and England.
"I ask everyone to accompany with their prayers during this apostolic visit," the Pope said in Italian.
