"Pope Benedict XVI Recognizes Miracle: Cardinal Newman to be Beatified"

AmP has been tracking Newman beatification rumors since at least October of 2007, but as of this weekend, it appears certain:

Pope Benedict XVI today recognised the healing of Deacon Jack Sullivan in 2001 as a miracle resulting from the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God John Henry Newman.

The miraculous healing from serious debility of the spine occurred in Boston in the United States of America following prayers for Cardinal Newman’s intercession.

Newman, a major theologian and convert to Catholicism, died in 1890. The Pope’s decision means that his Beatification is now certain. (Catholic Online)

The Cardinal Newman Society is very happy. I wonder if they'll change their name to "Saint Cardinal Newman Society", when the time arrives?

Also, cheers to the English press across the herring pond.