Catholic education, which has changed over the centuries, must continue to evolve to help young people face the challenges not only of technology but of confusion about the meaning and purpose of life, Pope Leo XIV said.
With Pope Leo XIV set to proclaim St. John Henry Newman as a doctor of the Church Nov. 1, consider what criterion is used to make this decision, whether a layperson could be named a doctor, and what sort of writings Church doctors must have produced to be given this title.
Pope Leo XIV will issue a document on Catholic education Oct. 28, marking the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s declaration on education, a top Vatican official said.
Pope Leo XIV announced he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church Nov. 1 during the Jubilee of the World of Education.