Anti-Catholic Blaine Amendment in Montana Blocks Education Funds for Families
Families in Montana are being denied funds awarded under a new education program due to an anti-Catholic provision in the state constitution allowing discrimination against religiously-affiliated...
View ArticleSchool Choice Threatened by Anti-Catholic Blaine Amendments
In an interview last night on EWTN News Nightly, Cardinal Newman Society President Patrick Reilly called attention to the anti-Catholic Blaine Amendments found in many state constitutions that threaten...
View ArticleOpinion: Major Issues We’re Following in Catholic Education in 2016
The Cardinal Newman Society’s reporting in 2015 highlighted numerous issues — positive and negative — impacting faithful Catholic education in the U.S., and we expect many of these issues to continue...
View ArticleCatholic Education in 150-Year Battle for Religious Freedom
The anti-Catholic Blaine Amendments and HHS contraception mandate have bookended a 150-year attack on Catholic education and religious freedom and should be overturned immediately so that Catholic...
View ArticleSCOTUS Agrees to Hear Missouri Blaine Amendment Case
A case challenging a discriminatory Blaine Amendment in Missouri’s state constitution will go before the U.S. Supreme Court this year, the Court announced last week, to decide if the state can rely on...
View ArticleDiscriminatory Blaine Amendment Used Against Education Savings Accounts in...
Not long after Nevada created the nation’s first nearly universal education savings account (ESA) program for students last year, two lawsuits were filed to block the program that relied on...
View ArticleSchool Choice Crucial in Making Catholic Education Possible for All Families
This week, as millions of Americans celebrate National School Choice Week, The Cardinal Newman Society interviewed proponents of school choice solutions that support Catholic schools to discuss...
View ArticleNewman Society President on EWTN: Catholic Schools are ‘Instrument of...
In an appearance on EWTN News Nightly last night to discuss National Catholic Schools Week, Patrick Reilly, president of The Cardinal Newman Society, made it clear that Catholic schools are meant to be...
View ArticleState Catholic Conferences Push Legislators to Prioritize School Choice Programs
Representatives of several state Catholic conferences, which communicate the public policy interests of the bishops, recently told The Cardinal Newman Society that Catholic schools rely heavily on...
View ArticleRep. Lipinski: Get Rid of Anti-Catholic Blaine Amendments
Catholic schools advocate and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) recently introduced a House resolution honoring the outstanding work of Catholic...
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