Birmingham and Newman

The city of Birmingham played host to the highlight of this papal visit to Britain, Sunday's beatification mass for Cardinal John Henry Newman, the great 19th century theologian and Anglican convert. The archdiocese of Birmingham is headed by Archbishop Bernard Longley and he tells us why the figure of Cardinal Newman is so influential. ....

".. very important not just nationally but internationally too... it's his holiness that's being emphasized in this beatification ... he struggled all his life ...."

"... discussing the legacy and the teaching of Cardinal Newman has drawn us together.....his (the pope's) personal intererest in Cardinal Newman's writings ....."