Cardinal John Henry Newman is about to be beatified, the Vatican has announced. This is news that will be greeted with joy by the whole English Catholic community – and everyone who admires this greatest of all Anglican converts to Rome.
Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, Prefect of the Congregation for the Cause of the Saints, said yesterday evening that Cardinal Newman’s beatification – the last stage on the step to canonisation – was “imminent”. (Hat tip: Fr Z.) This must mean that the Vatican has attributed a miracle to Newman, who was received into the Catholic Church in 1845. Read more
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Wednesday, 9 January 2008
Newman to be beatified
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