On November 1, 2025, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman the 38th Doctor of the Church.
In the video below, Most Rev. James D. Conley, Bishop of Lincoln, shares how reading Newman led to his conversion to the Catholic faith more than 50 years ago and why he took Newman’s motto, Cor ad cor loquitur (heart speaks to heart), as his own. At a time when people are seeking community, Bishop Conley points to Newman’s love of friendship and his conviction that truth is worth following wherever it leads.