On November 1st, 2025 Pope Leo XIV declared Saint John Henry Newman the 38th Doctor of the Church.

John Henry Newman was born in London in 1801, to a French Huguenot (Protestant) mother and an English banker father. Newman would later rise as a prominent leader in the Anglican Oxford Movement. He sought to revive Catholic elements within the Church of England, and so he began an intense study of Church history. Through reading the early Fathers, he concluded that the fullness of Christian truth existed only in the Catholic Church. In 1845, at the age of forty-four, John Henry Newman entered into full communion with the Catholic Church. Just two years later, in 1847, he was ordained a Catholic priest. On May 12, 1879, he was made a cardinal under Pope Leo XIII.

St. John Henry Newman founded the Birmingham Oratory in England and the Catholic University of Ireland (now University College Dublin). Pope Francis canonized him a saint in 2019, and today Newman is known as the patron saint of students, namely students at secular universities. His feast day is celebrated on October 9. …

From defending the Faith against relativism, division, and poor catechesis, Newman’s influence and writings are crucial now more than ever. Catholic apologists continue to draw on his insights to evangelize a secular culture. Educators quote him to defend the integration of faith and reason. And prospective converts continue to seek his wisdom as they navigate their faith journey.

St. John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church, pray for us!
(From Catholic Answers Website)