Breaking news out of the Vatican today:

The second miracle has been approved in the cause for Blessed John Henry Newman’s canonization, guaranteeing he will become a saint.

Want to learn more about this towering figure in the modern Catholic Church?

Here are some helpful resources to get you started:

The famous 1881 portrait of Cardinal Newman by Sir John Everett Millais (National Portrait Gallery, UK).

Ponder this reflection by Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB

Watch this interview with world-renowned Newman scholar Fr. Ian Ker:

Read Newman’s autobiography, Apologia Pro Sua Vita, or listen to a recording of it in the public domain:

Do some “three-minute theology” with Prof. Thomas Poynor of St. Leo University in Florida:

Listen to one of the famous hymns written by Newman:

Bl. John Henry Newman reading