Birmingham, England, Jul 30, 2010 / 13:07 pm
The biography written as part of Cardinal John Henry Newman's cause for canonization will be released at a conference in Birmingham, England this September. The day before the Pope's arrival in the city, several leading biographers will examine the "extraordinary man of God" and his beatification.
The International Convention Centre of Birmingham will be the venue of the Sept. 18 all-day conference, "J. H. Newman by his Biographers," announced through local Church's website for the papal visit.
The event, they say, "is an important opportunity to hear four world-class Newman scholars and biographers talk about the man, the message and his enduring significance."
Fr. Ian Ker of Oxford University and Dr. Sheridan Gilley of Durham University as well as Fr. Michael Lang from the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship will be speaking. The fourth and final speaker is Fr. Keith Beaumont of the Oratory of France, the author of "Blessed John Henry Newman, the Authorized Beatification Biography."