The Pittsburgh Oratory hosts and comprises a number of different groups and works in the Oakland section of the Pittsburgh community. Yet, all are united in the spirit and purpose of St. Philip Neri, a Florentine priest of the 16th century whose legacy extends to our own time. His son in The Oratory, John Henry Newman, handed on and renewed that legacy, even while lending his own name to several of the efforts in which this Oratorian community is engaged. The Ryan Catholic Newman Center is located in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Oakland community, a stone’s throw from any of the campuses that we serve. The Newman Center, built in 1994, was designed to give the students a spiritual center near campus where they could pray, study, socialize and discuss their faith within a warm and friendly atmosphere. A “spiritual” home-away from home, the Newman Center allows the Oratorians to provide a rich and dynamic diversity of programming for the students’ religious needs as well as a convenient Mass schedule for all in the area.