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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2025 / 17:18 pm (CNA).

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 decision to give the title to the 19th-century Catholic convert and English saint was confirmed during Leo’s morning meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

“Six years ago, Pope Francis canonized English cardinal John Henry Newman,” the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops noted in a post on X. “Now, he will join the other 37 men and women who have received the title of doctor of the Church.”

A doctor of the Church is someone who has significantly “advanced the knowledge of God through their writing on theology, spirituality, mysticism, or through their defense of the faith in the face of heresy and schism,” the USCCB explained. 

In recent years, the country’s bishops have shown strong support for extending this recognition to Newman. In 2023, America’s bishops voted overwhelmingly to endorse a petition brought by the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales asking the Vatican to name Newman a doctor of the Church. 

Now, with the news that Newman’s elevation to doctor of the Church has officially been approved, bishops across the nation are sharing their enthusiasm for the designation.

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, called Newman his “favorite saint,” saying that “I even chose his motto as my own. ‘Heart speaks to heart.’”

“Terrific news out of the Vatican this morning!” Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, wrote immediately following the announcement, subsequently adding: “St. John Henry Newman was many things — apologist, theologian, educator, poet — but through it all, he was a lover of the truth.” Barron invited the faithful to learn about the saint’s “extraordinary life and witness.”

“The announcement that Pope Leo XIV will declare St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church is truly joyful news,” Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, also wrote in a post to social media. 

St. John Henry Newman’s “courageous pursuit of truth led him to enter the Catholic Church and helped deepen the Church’s understanding of how doctrine develops while remaining faithful to the Gospel handed on by the apostles and their successors, the bishops,” Burbidge said. “His witness of pastoral service and charity now serves as a beacon for all those seeking Christ and his peace in their hearts and lives.”

“In his Apologia Pro Vita Sua, he writes: ‘I am not ashamed to be a seeker after truth and to have changed my mind when I found that I was in error.’”

Burbidge added: “May we all follow his example of humility in pursuit of the God who wishes only our eternal happiness.”