Cardinal John Henry Newman Archives

Newman might have some advice for Francis on China

Aug 2, 2020

If St. John Newman were around today, he might be warning Pope Francis and his Vatican team about the dangers of the well-poisoning fallacy vis-à-vis China.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Professor: St. John Henry Newman saw church, university as ‘inseparable’

Mar 1, 2020

In 1830, John Henry Newman, then a 29-year-old tutor at the University of Oxford, described himself in a letter to his close friend, John William Bowden, as “a dull, staid Tory, unfit for these smart times.”

By Kurt Jensen

Georgetown initiative spotlights work that remains on abuse crisis

Nov 8, 2019

America’s flagship Catholic universities this year seem to be channeling their inner Newman with regard to the society of the Church, launching major research initiatives, internal dialogues and public forums on the clerical sexual abuse crisis.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Irish archbishop notes ‘nastiness and bitterness’ of Catholics on social media

Oct 23, 2019

Dublin’s archbishop has warned against the “nastiness and bitterness” of Catholics on social media, saying people will only be attracted to the Church if they encounter “people of joy.”

By Charles Collins

Newman’s conscience insights timely today, says Sydney archbishop

Oct 14, 2019

St. John Henry Newman’s insights into the function and meaning of conscience “could not be more timely” given widespread moral confusion in the Western world, said Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher.

By Simon Caldwell

Prince praises Newman; others promote him as ‘doctor of the Church’

Oct 14, 2019

On the eve of the canonization of St. John Henry Newman, Britain’s Prince Charles penned an article about England’s newest saint for the Vatican newspaper.

By Cindy Wooden

Pope canonizes John Henry Newman, unifier in a divided world

Oct 13, 2019

With Prince Charles looking on, Pope Francis on Sunday canonized Cardinal John Henry Newman, praising the 19th-century Anglican convert who became an influential, unifying figure in both the Anglican and Catholic churches.

By Nicole Winfield

Newman expert says enlisting him in battles over pope ‘not fair’

Oct 13, 2019

“He didn’t see the teachings of the Church and of our conscience in conflict with each other. And he himself expressed his unshakable belief in the infallibility of the pope,” said Father Ignatius Harrison, the Provost of the Birmingham Oratory, founded by Newman, and the postulator of his sainthood cause said about Cardinal Newman.

By Inés San Martín