Blessed John Henry Newman is headed for sainthood. Pope Francis on Tuesday authorised the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to issue a decree attributing a miracle to the intercession of the great 19th century convert. The move clears the final hurdle in the cause of Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman’s Cause for canonisation.
The development ends months of waiting and speculation that began in November of last year, when Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth announced in a newsletter that he had seen the relatio — an official report — regarding the miracle, saying, “It looks now as if Newman might be canonised, all being well, later next year,” i.e. sometime in 2019.
