By popular demand, The Cardinal Newman Society is publishing the 2025-2026 edition of The Newman Guide in a handy, digest-sized print format for easier portability and a free digital e-book version. Both formats allow The Newman Guide to accompany families and students on their visits to schools and colleges while providing the information they need to evaluate their educational options.

“The Newman Guide is often given as a gift to a parent or student. The digest-sized print format has practical advantages as it fits in a purse, backpack, or glove compartment,” said Kelly Salomon, vice president of Newman Guide Programs at The Cardinal Newman Society. “Of course, the digital version is always an option for those who prefer to have the information on their phone or computer.”

For nearly two decades, Catholic families have relied on The Newman Guide to help navigate the college search and discover faithful colleges that begin with the truth of Christ in all subject matter and form the whole person for God.

However, the 2025-2026 edition recommends elementary schools, secondary schools, and graduate programs in addition to colleges. This gives families a seamless path of faithful Catholic education from kindergarten through graduate school, safely navigating the many educational options available today.

The 2025-2026 edition explains the importance of a Newman Guide Recommended education for the formation of young people in faith, virtue, and wisdom. It then recommends 28 elementary and secondary schools, 25 colleges, and 55 graduate programs for faithful Catholic formation.

Becoming a Newman Guide Recommended school, college, or graduate program requires a thorough review for compliance with Newman Guide policy and curriculum standards, ensuring fidelity to Catholic teaching and the mission of Catholic education.

Obtaining a copy of The 2025-2026 Newman Guide empowers Catholic families to review Catholic schools and colleges with confidence.

To order The Newman Guide in print or request the free e-book version, or to inquire about achieving Newman Guide Recommended status for a school, college, or graduate program, please visit CardinalNewmanSociety.org/Guide.

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New Accrediting Program for Newman Guide Recommended Schools

To help ensure Catholic families’ access to quality, faithful Catholic education, The Cardinal Newman Society has acquired a formal accrediting program for Newman Guide Recommended schools.

Every Catholic family deserves opportunities for Catholic education. The formation of the human person to know, love, and serve God is central to a Christian life.

Cost, however, is often a barrier to Catholic education. So is the lack of supply: many families today have difficulty finding quality education that serves their particular needs and is faithful to its Catholic mission.

The Cardinal Newman Society has long helped families find faithful schools and colleges. Now CNS will provide formal accreditation, giving families assurance of a Newman Guide Recommended school’s viability and quality while opening the door to school choice funding in many states.

CNS has acquired the National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS), which for 30 years has served the growing number of independent, lay-run schools devoted to Catholic formation. NAPCIS has been a key leader in the renewal of Catholic education, contributing to the growing diversity of options for Catholic families.

Now, as a Cardinal Newman Society subsidiary, NAPCIS continues to provide low-cost, non-intrusive accreditation that is newly integrated with our Newman Guide review process. The 87 NAPCIS member schools, serving 12,800 students, will achieve both Newman Guide Recommended status and NAPCIS accreditation. Soon, all other Newman Guide Recommended schools will also have the option of NAPCIS accreditation, and any other school seeking accreditation will be required to also achieve Newman Guide recognition.

NAPCIS accreditation assures the general public, and Catholic families in particular, of the faithful Catholic formation, academic quality, and operational health of Newman Guide Recommended schools. While Newman Guide standards emphasize what is most important about Catholic education, accreditation also considers the practical aspects of a school’s operation and academic quality.

School choice opportunities

But how will NAPCIS improve families’ access to faithful education?

With regard to cost, 36 states now have some form of school choice program, and the Trump administration has championed a federal tax credit to support student scholarships. At least 14 states require accreditation for a school to receive school choice funds, and experts predict the accreditation mandate will soon spread to most states.

NAPCIS accreditation, then, will help ensure that families choosing faithful Newman Guide education will be able to afford it.

Moreover, NAPCIS accreditation will help strengthen Newman Guide Recommended schools, ensuring that faithful schools are available to Catholic families. Our unique program will never waver from The Cardinal Newman Society’s focus on Catholic formation.

Finally, NAPCIS accreditation will be a great benefit to faithful schools and an incentive to achieve Newman Guide recognition, thus helping CNS increase the number of faithful schools recommended to families in The Newman Guide. Usually, accreditation is an expensive, intrusive, and bureaucratic process, and it has prevented some schools from applying for Newman Guide recognition. Our low-cost, streamlined accreditation will be integrated with the Newman Guide evaluation.

Dr. Dan Guernsey, senior fellow of The Cardinal Newman Society for more than a decade and director of Ave Maria University’s Master’s in Catholic Educational Leadership, is the new executive director of NAPCIS. Dr. Denise Donohue, our vice president of educator resources and evaluation and also an 11-year employee of CNS, chairs the new NAPCIS board, which also includes attorney Quentin Fairchild and expert Catholic educator Michael Van Hecke.

“Our goal is to make faithful accreditation simpler, more affordable, and more impactful—helping schools live out their Catholic mission with confidence and joy,” Guernsey said in a press release announcing the program.

Trump Scholarship Tax Credits

The Cardinal Newman Society is also fighting to ensure that Catholic families have full access to school choice programs like the federal tax credits for scholarships included in President Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).

In the final law, the Senate removed language explicitly protecting the religious freedom of schools receiving scholarship funds. So when the Internal Revenue Service invited comments to help it develop regulations implementing the program, The Cardinal Newman Society responded strongly.

Bob Laird, senior counselor to the president of CNS and editor of our Newman Guide Defender e-newsletter on religious freedom matters, studied the new federal program, consulted with attorneys at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and allied organizations, and submitted the comment to the IRS just before Christmas.

“School choice is especially important to Catholic families and Catholic education,” we reminded the Administration. “…Public policy has effectively coerced Catholic families into public schools that reject truths of God and the Catholic faith.  This is not the religious freedom promised by the First Amendment.”

We urged the IRS to explicitly state in the regulations that scholarships must be available for religious education and must accommodate religious schools if any scholarship requirement conflicts with a school’s “religious beliefs, morals, practices, or heritage.” In addition, we urged the IRS to prevent States from imposing laws or regulations that interfere with the religious mission of schools receiving scholarship funds.

Moreover, we noted that the OBBBA does not define what it means by an eligible “public, private, or religious school.” This is a problem because many states refuse to include homeschooling and other options within their definition of “school.” We urged the IRS to clearly define “school” to include “any program of formal education that is legally permitted in the State in which it occurs.”

At the OBBBA signing ceremony, President Trump said, “This is about educational freedom. The money should follow the child—not be trapped in failing government schools.” CNS is fighting to ensure this principle is upheld for all Catholic families.

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According to one Catholic school principal, “loneliness, anxiety, identity confusion, and a loss of meaning and purpose.”

“They don’t know God nor seek Him, because they are bombarded with messages from social media that promise fulfillment, happiness, and self-worth,” said Christina Mehaffey, principal of Faustina Academy in Irving, Texas. “Many are growing up in a culture that normalizes sin, broken relationships, encourages self-indulgence, and often mocks faith, purity, and sacrifice.”

“They are also burdened by intense performance pressure—to achieve, impress, and align themselves with influencers—without a clear understanding of who they are before God,” Mehaffey continued.

“We also see a great deal of moral and spiritual confusion: about what love truly is, what the human person is made for, and what leads to real freedom and happiness. The result is often discouragement, restlessness, and a sense of being alone,” she said.

Faustina Academy limits screentime

In 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy reported that up to 95 percent of young people ages 13-17 use a social media platform. For those using social media for more than the average three hours per day, their risk of symptoms of depression and anxiety doubles.

What will be the long-term effects of smartphones, social media, and screen time on the youth of our country? Faustina Academy isn’t waiting to find out.

Faustina Academy, a Newman Guide Recommended school focused on Catholic formation, is taking a proactive approach to technology. Students are not permitted to carry or access smartphones during the school day. They also may not have social media accounts on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and other platforms.

This is a revolutionary approach, but Mehaffey believes it is critical to the mission of the school.

“We intentionally educate and inform families about the neurological, emotional, and spiritual effects of smartphone and social-media use, and parents commit—through the enrollment contract—to uphold these expectations consistently at home,” she explained.

“This issue is vital because it connects directly to our mission: leading souls to Heaven,” Mehaffey said. “If we are truly committed to this mission, then social media and digital addiction cannot be part of our students’ daily lives.”

“It is impossible for young people to consistently seek the Good, the True, and the Beautiful, while being bombarded—after school hours—with conflicting, confusing, and often harmful messages on screens. Such exposure can quickly unravel the formation, clarity, and virtue we work so intentionally to cultivate during the school day.”

The policy has had “a transformational impact” on the school culture, Mehaffey said.

“Without smartphones or social-media distractions, students are more present, focused, confident, and engaged. They form deeper friendships, participate more fully in academic and spiritual life, and experience noticeably reduced anxiety and comparison pressure,” explained Mehaffey.

“Teachers report richer discussions, stronger attention spans, and a more peaceful classroom environment, while parents express gratitude that their children are growing in a community grounded in real relationships and authentic formation.”

St. Rita School’s family pledge

Another Newman Guide Recommended school that is devoted to the Catholic, integral formation of students in a tech-obsessed world is St. Rita Catholic School in Alexandria, Virginia.

As at St. Faustina’s, there wasn’t a problem with technology use during school hours. It was what was happening with technology outside of school hours that was raising an alarm for the school’s principal and teachers.

Teachers “noticed how many students were discussing social media, spoke about cyberbullying,” explained Malia Busekrus, principal of St. Rita. Through her own research for her graduate school work, Busekrus learned more about the negative effects of smartphone use on young people—and how little parents are educated on the topic.

“Through my research, I discovered that the ‘gap in the literature’ was that parents didn’t understand the complexities of what their kids are dealing with when they are using devices.  What’s missing? Parent information, formation, and the role of parental guidance in managing device use,” Busekrus said.

Through the dedication of the school leadership, passionate teachers, and committed families, the school began educating families about the dangers of smartphone use and social media for young people:

• The school hosted speakers like Peter Ryan, co-founder of the Center for Responsible Technology, to present to parents at back-to-school night.
• Book clubs for parents of students in grades K-3 and 4-8 discussed books like The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.
• The school community was invited to join the “Diocesan-Wide Day to Unplug” from devices.
• The school also learned from national movements like the “Wait Until 8^th” pledge, in which families delay smartphone use until at least the end of 8^th

An entirely new initiative at St. Rita’s was born: “Real Presence Collective: An Incarnational Approach to Friendship, Family, and the Good Life.” The Collective is an optional community for St. Rita families who pledge that their children will not have smartphones or social media while a student at St. Rita School. The school pledges to continue guiding families on this topic and providing resources, activities, and events for the community. So far, 100 students and their families have pledged to the Real Presence Collective.

The Collective isn’t simply a “rejection of smartphones” but a “joyful affirmation of what it means to live the good life.” Activities for students through the collective include a fall festival, pumpkin carving, laser tag, trivia, and book club.

“This initiative responds to a pressing cultural challenge that threatens the social, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our children, a challenge which undermines their innocence and contributes to scientifically evidenced mental health issues and social struggles,” the philosophy statement states.

“By fostering a community of like-minded families committed to this goal, we aim to create an environment where students are free to develop authentic relationships with God and others, cultivate imagination, and focus on the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty.”

Colleges address technology issues

Newman Guide Recommended colleges also stand out for their courageous efforts to address modern challenges. For instance, many block pornography on campus wi-fi and provide resources to help students fight and heal from pornography addictions.

Wyoming Catholic College’s no cell-phone policy frees students from virtual distractions and offers them the freedom for real, in-person connections in the classroom, cafeteria, and dorm room.

Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., recently launched a new Center for Technology and Human Dignity in response to Pope Leo XIV’s call to address the rise of artificial intelligence.

“The Center offers a Catholic lens through which to evaluate emerging technologies,” explained Dr. Mariele Courtois, the Center’s director.

“Our Catholic college is able to engage the unique resources of its faculty, staff, and programs to draw from the insights and rigor of various disciplines—from computer science, to engineering, to philosophy and theology—to grapple with how to direct technology to ethical practices while also determining when to limit technology use in light of higher goals for human life, namely to care for our relationships with God and other people,” Courtois said.

While educating students about artificial intelligence, Benedictine College is also helping students foster a healthy relationship with technology.

“Benedictine College values authentic human experiences: meaningful relationships, commitment to service, a pursuit of excellence, and a heart that seeks to love like Christ,” Courtois said. “These values help to form consciences and avoid distractions and manipulations from technology that can interfere with living one’s vocation.”

Teaching family values

Beyond the crisis of smartphone and technology addiction, Newman Guide Recommended colleges are addressing the collapse of a proper understanding of man, woman, marriage, family, and human sexuality.

For example, fewer high school girls than ever plan to marry and have children, according to the Pew Research Center. In 1993, 83 percent of 12^th grade girls planned to get married someday, but today only 61 percent plan to do so. If they do get married, only about 50 percent of 12^th grade girls and boys plan to have children.

Fortunately, there are efforts like the Institute for the Study of Man and Woman at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, which offers research and education from a Catholic perspective on the value of marriage and the blessing of children. The University of St. Thomas in Houston recently launched a Graduate Certificate in Sexuality and Gender that teaches the Catholic understanding of the human person for professionals in education, ministry, healthcare, and more.

Christendom College in Front Royal, Va., is offering a new free, online Theology of the Body course with Professor Mary Stanford in response to some of the most pressing cultural challenges, including gender ideology, sexual confusion, widespread loneliness, and moral uncertainty.

“A young person who takes this course and discovers the Catholic view of theology of the body will come away with a deeper understanding of themselves as a man or woman, along with the anthropological and spiritual insights that lead to healthy relationships,” explained Niall O’Donnell, the College’s vice president for communications and marketing. “They will grow in their ability to understand the opposite sex, cultivate authentic friendship, and prepare for their vocation—whether that is marriage, priesthood, or religious life. The wisdom of John Paul II is a gift for anyone seeking clarity, confidence, and direction in a confusing world.”

O’Donnell says free online courses and the College’s commitment to the Catholic faith and liberal education can help many people beyond campus: “The Catholic intellectual tradition, expressed through the timeless liberal arts, offers profound beauty and wisdom to those asking life’s deepest questions: Is there a better way to live? What is my purpose? Am I prepared for the future?”

For students on campus, the impact is even greater.

“Through the study of philosophy, theology, literature, and history, students receive the principles and formation that sustain them throughout life,” said O’Donnell. Students thrive “where a close-knit academic community and dedicated staff and faculty mentors walk with students during one of the most important stages of their growth.”

Here is the wisdom in St. John Henry Cardinal Newman’s insistence on education that embraces the truths of our Catholic faith. In faithful Catholic education, there is no separation between life and learning, morality and academics, or technology and humanity. Newman Guide Recommended education leads to greater joy in the hope of Christ and healthier lifestyles, changing the habits and priorities of its students.

Highlighting a few Newman Guide Recommended College Initiatives:

• Wyoming Catholic College’s Technology Policy includes no cell phones or handheld devices with wireless or cellular data on campus
• Benedictine College launches a new Center for Technology and Human Dignity
• Franciscan University of Steubenville offers the Institute for the Study of Man and Woman
• University of St. Thomas in Houston offers a Graduate Certificate in Sexuality and Gender
• Christendom College offers a free, online Theology of the Body course

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Everything in Catholic education, then, depends on the health of the family. But tragically, the American family is not well, and Catholic children are suffering the consequences.

Restoring the family and rebuilding a culture that properly nurtures children requires at least a kernel of faithful Catholic education. Our patron, St. John Henry Newman, knew the importance of forming faithful, rational, and virtuous laypeople.

For this, we have the example of Newman Guide Recommended schools, homeschool programs, colleges, and graduate programs. Their leaders exhibit the dogged determination and faithful trust in Providence that sustained the 19^th-century founders of parochial schools—St. John Neumann, St. Katharine Drexel, and many other heroes of Catholic education.

Family in crisis

One recent sign of trouble in the family is the plummeting number of Catholic baptisms of children. From 2010 to 2023, child baptisms dropped 37 percent, according to the Official Catholic Directory. Since 1970, when 1.09 million children were cleansed of original sin and welcomed into the Church, the number of baptisms has dropped by half.

This is a natural consequence of the marriage decline that likewise began in the 1970s. Catholic marriages declined 74 percent from 1970 to 2023.

Marriage, Baptism, Enrollment Chart here.

Consider that for a moment! Only about one-fourth as many Catholics get married in the Church today, relative to 1970. To call it a “marriage crisis” seems an understatement.

Did you know that, without immigration, the Church in the U.S. would be disappearing quickly? It may seem a consolation that the number of adult Catholics in America has increased more than 40 percent since 1970 because of new immigrants, but it only puts the family crisis in a worse light. Adjusted for the total number of Catholics in 1970, the marriage rate has actually declined 82 percent and the baptism rate 64 percent in a little more than five decades.

Another factor is the shrinking size of those Catholic families that remain intact. In the 1970s, fewer than a third of Catholic women who had ever been married had one or two children, and 21 percent had five or more (General Social Survey). But in the last decade (2010-2019), only 6 percent of ever-married Catholic women had five or more children, and fully half had just one or two. There are many factors impacting this, including higher costs of child rearing, but surely contraceptive use, abortion, divorce, and cultural biases against large families are also to blame.

Child Chart here

The total fertility rate for U.S. Catholics in 2024 was about 2.2, according to Pew Research—just under the rate for Evangelical Protestants and far below the rate needed for the Catholic Church to grow, given massive numbers of young Catholics leaving the Church every year.

Education of children

Amid fewer marriages, fewer children, and fewer baptisms, we also see fewer Catholics educated in the Faith.

More than half of Catholics born in the 1940s attended Catholic schools, The Pillar reports. But as of 2021, only 29 percent of Catholics born in the 2010s had ever enrolled in a Catholic school.

Portion of Catholics Who Attended Chart here

It’s astonishing: in the 40 years leading up to 1960, Catholic school enrollment nearly tripled to more than 5 million students (NCEA). Now, 65 years later, enrollment has dropped more than two-thirds to well below the count in 1920. All that work, all those prayers and donations have been erased, and young Catholics are further separated from the Church than they were before the rise of parochial education.

Fewer than 10 percent of Millennials (born 1982-2005) attend weekly Mass, compared to more than 55 percent of the Silent Generation (born 1925-1942), according to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. Mass attendance declines to about 4 percent for Millennials who have never attended a Catholic school.

If there’s a lesson to learn from all this, it’s that the Church had it right all along. Yet today, few parents realize and even fewer pastors remind them that it’s their solemn duty to provide a truly Catholic education to their children.

“Parents are to entrust their children to those schools which provide a Catholic education. If they are unable to do this, they are obliged to take care that suitable Catholic education is provided for their children outside the schools” (Canon 798).

Clergy “have the duty of arranging everything so that all the faithful have a Catholic education” (Canon 794).

How, then, is it that the vast majority of Catholic children and young adults today attend secular schools and universities?

In 2024, 81 percent of Catholic families with children said they chose public schools, and another 5.4 percent had kids in secular private schools, according to the American National Election Studies. Just 18.4 percent chose private religious schools—hopefully, most of them Catholic schools. (School Choice Chart with this note: The portions add up to more than 100 percent, because some families have children in two or more types of schooling.)

On the other hand, how is it that many parents who are serious about Catholic education have difficulty finding schools and colleges that are both academically strong and faithful to their mission?

Increasingly, Catholic parents are finding their own solutions when Catholic schools don’t measure up. In 2024, 3.6 percent of Catholic families chose to homeschool—not nearly the rate of Protestants who homeschool (7.8 percent), but still a growing sector.

The Newman Guide Solution

Catholic homeschoolers and Catholic school students make up an outsized portion of students attending Newman Guide Recommended colleges. That’s good news! Amid the Church’s decline, The Newman Guide offers hope for a better future.

Even as parochial school enrollment slides, there is a revival of faithful Catholic education among many Mass-attending, traditional Catholic families. And even though many Catholic schools and colleges still strive to attract a population that has little interest in authentic Catholic formation, others are succeeding and growing by doubling down on their mission.

In 2024, The Cardinal Newman Society reported impressive rates of married alumni who met their spouses while attending Newman Guide institutions, including 30 percent at Wyoming Catholic College, 29 percent at Thomas Aquinas College, 28 percent at Christendom College, 25 percent at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College in Canada, and 25 percent at ITI Catholic University in Austria.

“Attending a Newman Guide Recommended college—with its promotion of the sacramental life, faithfulness to the Magisterium, and flowering of Catholic culture—increases grace in one’s soul but also increases one’s odds to find a holy spouse,” argued Patrick O’Hearn, author of Courtship of the Saints: How the Saints Met their Spouses.

As we celebrated last month on the Feast of the Holy Family, even Jesus Christ was born of a mother and raised by a foster father. He was educated in the home and, probably, by a nearby rabbi, sanctifying the family and formation by an education deeply rooted in the truths of God.

Newman Guide education is a return to what is natural and right. May God continue to bless it for the good of the Church, of families, and of young Catholics who deserve faithful Catholic education.

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The Cardinal Newman Society announces the release of the 2025-2026 edition of The Newman Guide, which recommends elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and graduate programs that fulfill the vision of the newest Doctor of the Church and co-Patron of Catholic education, St. John Henry Newman.

Pope Leo XIV recently declared Newman co-Patron of Catholic education alongside St. Thomas Aquinas, recognizing Newman’s vision for education as the formation of the whole person—intellect, conscience, character, and faith—not merely the transmission of information.

This vision is increasingly unique and comes at a critical time for Catholic families as schools and colleges are assailed by secularization, ideological pressure, and loss of Catholic identity.

For nearly two decades, Catholic families have relied on The Newman Guide to help navigate their college search and discover faithful colleges that begin with the truth of Christ in all subject matter and form the whole person for God as Newman envisioned. However, with the latest edition, families can now find a seamless path of faithful Catholic education from kindergarten through graduate school, safely navigating the many educational options available today.

“The model institutions in The Newman Guide have gone through a rigorous review for compliance with Newman Guide policy and curriculum standards, ensuring fidelity to Catholic teaching and the mission of Catholic education,” said Patrick Reilly, founder of The Newman Guide and expert on Newman.

Obtaining a copy of The 2025-2026 Newman Guide empowers Catholic families to review Catholic schools and colleges with confidence.

To order The Newman Guide in print or request the free e-book version, or to inquire about achieving Newman Guide Recommended status for a school, college, or graduate program, please visit CardinalNewmanSociety.org/Guide.

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The Demetree’s study reviewed 725 Christian colleges and evaluated their ties to promoting abortion. The results showed that more than 1 in 7 Christian colleges still promote abortion in some way.

The study included seven colleges that are Newman Guide Recommended. All seven colleges earned “A+” ratings for not only having no pro-abortion ties, but also for promoting pro-life pregnancy help centers.

These colleges are:

• Ave Maria University (FL)
• Belmont Abbey College (N.C.)
• Benedictine College in Atchison (KS)
• Franciscan University of Steubenville (OH)
• The Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.)
• University of Dallas, (TX)
• University of Mary (N.D.)

You don’t have to look hard to find ways that these colleges teach students about the dignity of all human life and actively live out a pro-life mission. For example, several colleges offer innovative housing, childcare and support for pregnant student mothers, including MiraVia at Belmont Abbey College, the Guadalupe House at Franciscan University of Steubenville, and the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers at the University of Mary.

On the other hand, nine Catholic colleges were given an “F” pro-life rating for having four or more ties to abortion. These colleges included:

• Boston College (MA)
• Loyola Marymount University (CA)
• Sacred heart University (CT)
• Santa Clara University (CA)
• Seattle University (WA)
• Catherine University (MN)
• University of Detroit Mercy (MI)
• University of San Diego (CA)
• Villanova University (PA)

At colleges with an “F” listing, ties to abortion are found through internships, job listings, course materials, health resource pages, and more.

For example, at Loyola Marymount, the career and professional development webpage lists employers like Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Freedom for All, and other pro-abortion organizations.

At the University of Detroit Mercy, in the online library for students interested in women and gender studies and reproductive rights, the research guide links to Catholics for Choice, Planned Parenthood, and the Center for Reproductive Rights.

Students earning their graduate degree in Marital and Family Therapy at the University of San Diego can choose their practicum setting at UCSD Reproductive Medicine, which connects women with abortion services.

The law schools at Catholic colleges on the “F” listing also have problematic ties to abortion. At the law school graduation at Santa Clara University in 2024, the commencement speaker lamented to the Jesuit-educated law students how we are “losing our reproductive rights.” At Seattle University School of Law, there’s a webpage on reproductive justice advocacy that works to “ensure that all people have access to the best reproductive health and attendant legal services possible,” including in the areas of birth control, abortion, and surrogacy. Boston College’s law school is also reported as hosting various events with ties to abortion, including one with speakers from Planned Parenthood to discuss Reproductive Rights in the Constitution.

For families seeking pro-life education, look to Newman Guide Recommended curriculum providers, schools, colleges, and graduate programs.

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For the first time, The Newman Guide is recommending elementary schools, secondary schools, and graduate programs in addition to colleges. Families seeking faithful Catholic education can now order the 2025-26 edition in digest-sized print format or request the free digital e-book version.

Catholic families have relied on The Cardinal Newman Society’s Newman Guide for nearly two decades to help navigate the college search and discover faithful colleges that begin with the truth of Christ in all subject matter and form the whole person for God.

With this new edition, families can find a seamless path of faithful Catholic education from kindergarten through graduate school, safely navigating the many educational options available today.

“We used The Newman Guide to find a college for our oldest son. I am thankful we did.  Knowing we can rely on The Newman Guide for his younger siblings to ensure faithful formation and a rigorous intellectual education is a blessing for our family and the entire Church, especially given today’s culture,” said Paul Pagano, a Catholic husband and father of eight, from New Jersey.

The 2025-2026 edition explains the importance of a Newman Guide Recommended education for the formation of young people in faith, virtue, and wisdom. It then recommends 28 elementary and secondary schools, 25 colleges, and 55 graduate programs for faithful Catholic formation.

Kelly Salomon, vice president of Newman Guide Programs at The Cardinal Newman Society, says The Newman Guide’s list of elementary and secondary schools is growing rapidly, as more schools seek the coveted Newman Guide Recommended seal and join the Newman Guide Network to connect with like-minded families and faithful institutions nationwide.

Becoming a Newman Guide Recommended school, college, or graduate program requires a thorough review for compliance with Newman Guide policy and curriculum standards, ensuring fidelity to Catholic teaching and the mission of Catholic education. The Cardinal Newman Society will work with educators who are serious about achieving Newman Guide recognition.

According to Salomon, the Newman Guide standards not only uphold Catholic identity but also protect educators’ religious freedom from legal threats and the influence of false ideology. While there are a wide variety of approaches to Catholic education, the key to The Newman Guide, as Pope Leo XIV says in Drawing New Maps of Hope, is to preserve the central focus on evangelization in fidelity to Catholic teaching and practice.

The Newman Guide Network of education at all levels is swiftly expanding and includes the brightest stars in what Pope Leo calls the Catholic educational “constellation.”

To order The Newman Guide in print or request the free e-book version, click here.

To inquire about achieving Newman Guide Recommended status for a school, college, or graduate program, click here.

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