The race to make Newman a Jubilee Year doctor

How John Henry Newman became a Doctor of the Church

Kenneth Parker learned that St. John Henry Newman was going to be declared a Doctor of the Church before most people did.

The Vatican announced the decision last month — but Parker found out in May 2024, more than a year ago.

“John Henry Newman,” Si John Everett Millais, 1881. public domain.

When he learned about the plan, he wasn’t surprised.

“We expected …