Evanston pastor resigns amid accusations he used ‘substantial’ parish funds for personal finances

In a letter Friday to the St. John Henry Newman Parish parish community — which includes St. Athanasius Church and St. Joan of Arc Church — Cardinal Blase J. Cupich said an Archdiocese’s review found ...

Evanston pastor resigns after archdiocese finds he siphoned church funds for personal use

Rev. Kenneth Anderson of Evanston’s St. John Henry Newman Parish resigned after Archdiocese found he took funds for personal ...
National Catholic Register

St. John Henry Newman Is Added to the General Roman Calendar: What Does It Mean?

St. John Henry Newman, proclaimed a doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV in November 2025, has been added to the General Roman Calendar, establishing his optional memorial on Oct. 9. Since Pope ...
National Catholic Register

Pope to Make St. John Henry Newman Co-Patron of Catholic Education With St. Thomas Aquinas

Pope Leo XIV declared St. John Henry Newman, along with St. Thomas Aquinas, as a patron saint of the Catholic Church’s educational mission in his recent apostolic letter on education, “Drawing New ...
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

St. Cardinal John Henry Newman becomes Doctor of the Church

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — ALL SAINTS’ DAY IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH THIS YEAR WILL HAVE A NEW ASPECT TO IT: 19th-century theologian Cardinal John Henry Newman officially becomes a Doctor of the Church on ...