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Pope paves way for St John Henry Newman to be formally named doctor of the church
The Catholic Weekly
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July 31, 2025
St. John Henry Newman, a British-born scholar who dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities, is pictured in an undated portrait. The Vatican announced July 31, 2025, that Pope Leo XIV has paved the way...
Pope Leo XIV appoints new director of the Vatican Observatory
Catholic News Agency
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July 31, 2025
Vatican City, Jul 31, 2025 / 12:11 pm Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed astronomer Father Richard Anthony D’Souza, SJ, as the new director of the Vatican Observatory. D’Souza, who has worked at the Vatican’s astronomical research and educational...
Pope Leo XIV appoints a new director for the Vatican Observatory
Zenit
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August 1, 2025
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 07.31.2025).- The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, announced the appointment of Fr. Richard Anthony D’Souza, S.J., as the new Director of the Vatican Observatory. He succeeds Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J, whose mandate of 10...
St. John Henry Newman to Be Elevated by Pope to Doctor of the Church
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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July 31, 2025
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday confirmed that St. John Henry Newman will soon be recognized as a Doctor of the Church. The move is the latest recognition of the profound influence of Newman on Catholics in the almost 135 years since his death. Reacting...
American bishops celebrate newest doctor of the Church
Catholic News Agency
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July 31, 2025
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2025 / 17:18 pm Catholic bishops across the nation are reacting to the “joyful” news that Pope Leo XIV has approved St. John Henry Newman to be declared the 38th doctor of the universal Church. The July 31...
Costa Rican Bishop Presents Coffee and Honey to Pope at the Vatican
Tico Times
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July 31, 2025
Monsignor Daniel Blanco, Auxiliary Bishop of San José, Costa Rica, presented Pope Leo XIV with a special gift during the general audience held at the Vatican. The offering consisted of Costa Rican coffee and honey, sourced from small-scale and...
Former Vatican auditor seeks legal appeal and papal audience
The Pillar
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July 30, 2025
The former auditor general of the Vatican is requesting an audience with Pope Leo XIV to discuss his wrongful termination lawsuit and share his concerns about Vatican financial institutions. Libero Milone. Pillar file photo. In a series of press...
At United Nations, Vatican calls for Two-State Solution in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Crux Now
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July 31, 2025
A Two-State Solution, based on secure and internationally recognized borders, is the “only viable and equitable path toward a just and lasting peace” in the Holy Land, according to the Vatican. Speaking at a conference on the Israel-Palestine...
Two-state solution the only option, Vatican tells UN
Catholic News
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July 31, 2025
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia addresses the UN General Assembly in New York in 2023 (OSV News photo/Rick Bajornas, United Nations) The Vatican has reiterated that a two-state solution is the “only viable and equitable path toward a just and lasting...
Archbishop Hebda, others rejoice as St. John Henry Newman to be named doctor of the Church
The Catholic Spirit - Minnesota
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July 31, 2025
Archbishop Bernard Hebda holds a letter written by St. John Henry Newman that recently came into his possession. The Vatican announced July 31 that Pope Leo XIV will name the saint a doctor of the Church. JOE RUFF | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT Reacting to...
Pope to bestow one of Catholic Church's highest honors on Anglican convert John Henry Newman
Newsday - New York
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday decided to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors on the deeply influential 19th century Anglican convert who remains a unifying figure...
St. John Henry Newman to be Doctor of the Church
Aleteia
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July 31, 2025
Pope Leo has approved the recognition of the first Doctor of the Church of his pontificate. He is the first Doctor of the Church to be proclaimed by Leo XIV, less than three months after his election. His predecessor, Pope Francis, conferred this...
British saint to be declared Doctor of the Universal Church
Catholic News
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July 31, 2025
An undated portrait of St John Henry Newman (OSV News-/Catholic Church of England and Wales) St John Henry Newman will soon be declared a Doctor of the Universal Church, the Vatican announced yesterday. Source: Crux. Pope Leo XIV “confirmed the...
Pope Leo paves way for St. John Henry Newman to be named doctor of the Church
Detroit Catholic
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July 31, 2025
(OSV News) -- St. John Henry Newman -- the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher who journeyed from Anglicanism to Catholicism, powerfully shaping religious thought in both faith traditions -- will be named a doctor of the church by...
Celebrating Cardinal Newman, one of the ‘great teachers of the church’
Catholic Star Herald - New Jersey
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July 31, 2025
St. John Henry Newman, a British-born scholar who dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities, is pictured in an undated portrait. The Vatican announced July 31, 2025, that Pope Leo XIV has paved the way...
D'Souza, a Jesuit scientist from Goa to lead the Vatican Observatory
Asia News
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July 31, 2025
Leo XIV has appointed Fr D’Souza as the new director of the Vatican Observatory. A scholar of the origins of galaxies, he grew up in India fascinated by Matteo Ricci. He studied physics in Mumbai before specialising in Germany and the United...
Pope paves way for St. John Henry Newman to be formally named doctor of the Church
The Catholic Spirit - Minnesota
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July 31, 2025
St. John Henry Newman, a British-born scholar who dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities, is pictured in an undated portrait. The Vatican announced July 31, 2025, that Pope Leo XIV has paved the way...
Do You Know "Synodalese"?
FSSPX.NEWS
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Here is a sample: "The dynamism that animates the Final Declaration [of the Synod], and that the implementation phase is called upon to assume, stems from the continuous articulation of certain polarities and tensions that structure the life of...
St. John Henry Newman to be named Doctor of the Church
LifeSite
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July 31, 2025
News St. John Henry Newman's high profile conversion proved a key moment in the history of the Catholic Church in England. VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — England’s famous saintly cardinal St. John Henry Newman, C.O. is to be a Doctor of the Church,...
Oxford college head speaks out as academic awarded high Vatican honour
This is Oxfordshire
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July 31, 2025
Today, (Thursday, July 31) Pope Leo XIV announced that Saint John Henry Newman would become a “doctor” of the church. Saint John was an influential 19th century convert to Catholicism from England’s main faith – at the time – Anglicanism. To...