Blessed John Henry Newman could be Canonised as early as next year after a second miracle was approved, the Catholic Herald has learned.
Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth said in an email newsletter last week that it “looks now as if Newman might be Canonised, all being well, later next year.”
Fr Ignatius Harrison, the Postulator of the Cause, confirmed to the Catholic Herald that there were now just “two more hoops” for the Cause to jump through before Newman is Canonised – approval from a commission of bishops, and a declaration by Pope Francis.
“I am praying for next year, but there’s no way of knowing,” he said.
Another source with knowledge of the Cause told the Herald that panels of both the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints had judged the healing of a woman to be miraculous. The Canonisation is likely to take place after Easter 2019.
The Archdiocese of Chicago had investigated the inexplicable healing of a woman who prayed for Newman’s intercession after suffering with with a “life-threatening pregnancy”. Doctors who treated her reported that they had no explanation for her sudden recovery.
Blessed John Henry Newman was one of the most prominent converts to Catholicism from Anglicanism of the 19th century.
He was already an esteemed Anglican theologian when he founded the Oxford Movement to return the Church of England to its Catholic roots, before converting to the Catholic faith.
He was renowned as a brilliant thinker and was made a cardinal by Pope Leo XIII.
He died in Birmingham in 1890, aged 89, after founding the Birmingham Oratory.
His prolific and original writings have led to many to call for him to be declared a Doctor of the Church.
Pope Benedict XVI beatified Newman in Birmingham in 2010 after the Vatican approved the first miracle, the inexplicable healing of Deacon Jack Sullivan, an American who recovered from a crippling spinal condition.
“He compasses me round
and bears me in His arms.
He takes me up and sets me down.”Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
PRAYER FOR CANONISATION of Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
God our Father,
You granted to Your servant,
Blessed John Henry Newman,
wonderful gifts of nature and of grace,
that he should be a spiritual light
in the darkness of this world,
an eloquent herald of the Gospel
and a devoted servant of the one Church of Christ.
With confidence in his heavenly intercession,
we make the petition for his Canonisation.
For his insight into the mysteries of the kingdom,
his zealous defence of the teachings of the Church
and his priestly love for each of your children,
we pray that he may soon be numbered among the Saints.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Nihil Obstat: Fr Pat McKinney S.T.L.
Imprimatur: + Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham
30th March 2010
AnaStpaul 
Ann, I read his works a lot. Such a wonderful style of prose. His insights so clear, I just can’t put the book. But I must do so to ponder his insights. He’s already a Saint in my little world. Now that I’m a widow and a caregiver with no one to care for, I contemplate almost continually. Hope all is well with you, I’ll always pray for and be your biggest fan. HH
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You and I, Hughie, have long been in the same book and on the same page! And YES to all your words and Amen and Alleluia to our Lord, our Father, who gave us this blessed mind and heart. Like you, he has always been ‘my saint’ to whom I pray for intercession and have constantly at my side, in books, in prayer, in my heart. I received an original painting – large and magnificent – of him for my birthday recently – joy!
Thank you for your beautiful words of kindness – you too are always in heart and prayers. God bless! Prayer 🙏 is YOUR CARE NOW Hughie – God love you.
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