This year, EWTN Catholic Radio invited The Cardinal Newman Society to launch a “Newman Guide News” weekly segment. Host Teresa Tomeo is joined by Kelly Salomon, vice president of Newman Guide programs at The Cardinal Newman Society, every Tuesday at 10:25 a.m. ET to discuss the latest in Catholic education […]
LINK TO PRESS RELEASE In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI declared an “educational emergency,” noting that we have failed “to form sound people who can cooperate with others and give their own lives meaning.” That same year, The Cardinal Newman Society launched The Newman Guide to help Catholic families find faithful […]
West Virginia has a law protecting fairness in women’s sports. The 4th Circuit ruled against it, and the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case in West Virginia v. B.P.J. This and Little v. Hecox (see below) could settle the issue of men and boys playing in woman and girl sports […]
This case is about whether a religious nonprofit can make employment decisions based on its religious beliefs. Catholic Relief Services stopped providing spousal benefits to John Doe’s legal husband because doing so conflicts with its Catholic faith. In part, the dispute is whether Title VII and the Constitution allow religious […]
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, The Cardinal Newman Society invites all high school students discerning a college and their parents to attend the Newman Guide Virtual College Fair. By attending the Fair, you’ll learn about potential scholarships, receive free merchandise, hear from renowned speakers on navigating the college search, explore […]
In a closely watched case currently in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, Zinski v. Liberty University, tests the Title VII exemption for religious colleges under Bostock v. Clayton, which includes “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in the list of actions within the definition of sex discrimination. The Cardinal Newman Society joined […]
“As a devoted runner, I imagine life as a marathon, Heaven as my finish line, and a solid Catholic education as the strongest training plan,” says Teresa White, a homeschooled student in Illinois, who is the winner of The Cardinal Newman Society’s ninth annual Newman Guide Scholarship Contest. White will […]
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar testing the Court’s willingness to expand its conversion therapy for transgender children ruling of June 2025. Kaley Chiles, a licensed counselor in Colorado, wants to use conversion therapy (which attempts to undo the effects of the drugs and processes used […]
LINK TO PRESS RELEASE You can tell a lot about a person by the friends they keep. You can also tell a lot about a college by whom it chooses as its commencement speaker or honorary degree recipient. To become Newman Guide Recommended, we review an institution’s policy on speakers […]