From the ArcaMax Publishing, Religion & Spirituality Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/religionandspirituality/s-575193-160523
VATICAN CITY (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI issued a decree Friday that
moved Cardinal John Henry Newman, founder of the Church of England's
Oxford Movement, closer to canonization.
The Times of London said Benedict's decree clears the way for the
beatification of the late cardinal, who converted from Anglicanism to
Roman Catholicism in 1845.
"The holy father's decision is one of great significance for the whole
Church. I pray that Newman, by the example of his life and the depth
of his teaching, will be received as an authentic guide for Catholics
everywhere," said Father Paul Chavasse, whose Provost of the Oratory
community was founded by Newman.
If Newman ultimately achieves sainthood status in the Roman Catholic
Church, he would be Britain's first non-martyr saint since the
Reformation.
Newman would be canonized in the wake of his beatification if the Holy
See deems a second miracle traced to the cardinal to be authentic.
Newman has already been credited with helping Catholic deacon Jack
Sullivan avoid debilitating back injuries after Sullivan prayed for
Newman's intercession.
The Times said the rite of beatification for Newman could take place
in Rome or in the British city of Birmingham, where he was buried, or
at Westminster Cathedral, the seat of England's Catholics, in London.