Vatican City, Nov 1, 2025 / 11:50 am

St. John Henry Newman, the Anglican clergyman who converted to Catholicism but whom many in both London and Rome distrusted for years, stands today as a beacon that continues to inspire many to embrace the Catholic faith as he did.

“I am personally grateful for the testimony of Newman’s life, because without his legacy I might not be Catholic today,” confesses Ryan “Bud” Marr, a renowned scholar of the English saint, upon whom Pope Leo XIV conferred Saturday the title of doctor of the Church .

Newman's memorable quote — "to be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant" — was pivotal in Marr’s personal conversion. When he first read it, "I was studying to be a Protestant pastor," he revealed in a conversation with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-langua

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