Catholic Campus Ministry is a term used to describe an organization at a college or university that is the presence of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 on campus. Other names for Catholic Campus Ministry may include Newman Club, Newman Apostolate, Cardinal Newman Society

Cardinal Newman Society

The Cardinal Newman Society is a 501 tax-exempt, nonprofit organization founded in 1993 and dedicated to what it calls the renewal of Catholic identity on the campuses of colleges and universities in the United States...

, or Catholic Student Association.

Cardinal Newman

Many Catholic Campus Ministry programs exist today because of the efforts of Cardinal

Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

 John Henry Newman, the man who founded the first Newman Center on a college campus.

National Organizations

In the United States, there are four organizations that coordinate Catholic Campus Ministry programs throughout the country. They are:

Newman Connection

National Catholic Student Coalition (NCSC)

Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA)

Fellowship of Catholic University Students

Catholic Campus Ministry Programs

University Catholic Community at UTA

University Catholic Community at UTA

The University Catholic Community, UCC, serves as a place to foster the needs of the Catholic students at the , in Arlington, Texas.-Campus ministers:* 2006 - Present: Pat Schmidt...

 

Loyola Marymount University, Campus Ministry 

Oxford University Newman Society

Oxford University Newman Society

For Newman Centers around North America see Newman Centre.The Oxford University Newman Society is Oxford University's oldest Roman Catholic organisation, named as a tribute to Cardinal Newman, who advanced the cause of Catholicism at Oxford both as an Anglican striving to recover Anglicanism's...

 

University Catholic Center (Austin, Texas)