Pope names St. Newman patron of his alma mater in Rome
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A tapestry of St. John Henry Newman hangs from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 1, 2025, during the Mass in which Pope Leo XIV declared the 19th-century English cardinal and theologian a doctor of the church. The liturgy concluded the Jubilee of the World of Education. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) (Lola Gomez)

Pope names St. Newman patron of his alma mater in Rome

VATICAN CITY CNS – The same day Pope Leo XIV proclaimed St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church, he also named the British saint patron of the Pontifical Urbanian University in Rome.In a document signed Nov. 1 and released Nov. 3, Pope Leo said he made the decision so that St. Newman would…...