| − | '''The Cardinal Newman Society''' is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit organization to help renew and strengthen Catholic identity in Catholic higher education. Its mission is to assist and support education that is faithful to the teaching and tradition of the [[Catholic]] Church. Named for John Henry Cardinal Newman, he was a great defender of the principle that the academic nature of a university is strengthened by a strong Catholic foundation and adherence to the teachings of the Church. Pope [[John Paul II]]'s 1990 Apostolic Constitution on Catholic higher education, [[Ex corde Ecclesiae]], guides all efforts of The Cardinal Newman Society. The Society was formed in 1993 and their current President is Patrick J. Reilly. | + | '''The Cardinal Newman Society''' "Renewing Catholic Higher Education" is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit organization to help renew and strengthen Catholic identity in Catholic higher education. Its mission is to assist and support education that is faithful to the teaching and tradition of the [[Catholic]] Church. Named for John Henry Cardinal Newman, he was a great defender of the principle that the academic nature of a university is strengthened by a strong Catholic foundation and adherence to the teachings of the Church. Pope [[John Paul II]]'s 1990 Apostolic Constitution on Catholic higher education, [[Ex corde Ecclesiae]], guides all efforts of The Cardinal Newman Society. The Society was formed in 1993 and their current President is Patrick J. Reilly. |