What is a “Newman Center?”
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Newman Centers are residence and Catholic ministry centers at non-Catholic universities throughout the world. These centers provide pastoral services and ministries to their Catholic communities, in particular to the Roman Catholic student population within universities throughout the world.
Newman Centers were named in honor of Cardinal John Henry Newman and were inspired by Newman's writings.
Who is St. John Henry Newman?
St. John Newman was a former Protestant from the 1800s who converted to Catholicism during his life and became a theologian and a cardinal for the church. His reason being is to search for the fullness of the truth and get deep into history.