OUR MISSION
The National Council of Catholic Women acts through its members to support, empower, and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership, and service. NCCW programs respond with Gospel values to the needs of the Church and society in the modern world.
Founded in 1920 by the U.S. Catholic bishops to provide all Catholic women a common voice and an instrument of unified action
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Pope Leo’s First Pilgrimage
Outside the Vatican: Shrine of
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Pope Leo XIV made his first journey outside the Vatican on Saturday, May 10 with a surprise pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy.
Located about 30 miles southeast of Rome, the shrine has been a center of Marian devotion for centuries. The origins of the shrine date back to the fifth century, when a church was first built in gratitude for the town’s contributions to the construction of Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. In 1356, the shrine was entrusted to the Augustinian Order, the religious community to which Pope Leo belongs.
NCCW has as its patroness, Our Lady of Good Counsel. Over this 105 years of existence the National Council of Catholic Women founded by the US bishops in 1920 have relied on our Blessed Mother Mary to guide and inspire all Catholic women along our faith journey.
Vatican News: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/pope-visits-marian-sanctuary-outside-rome-genazzano.html
We rejoiced to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Mary’s Garden as well as the Rededication of the Mary Statue.
NCCW Current Events and Happenings
Pilgrimage to Ireland
A Journey through Ireland:
NCCW is offering a pilgrimage to Ireland October 4th -15th, 2026.
Within these 12 days we will visit Knock- Galway-Belfast-Derry-Donegal and Dublin.
As we travel through the various shades of green, we will enjoy the beauty of the land, the churches and, of course, the pubs.
We will visit St. Patrick's Cathedral, Downpatrick, Giant's Causeway, Glenveagh National Park, woolen mills, W. B. Yeats Tomb, Our Lady of Knock Shrine, Clonmacnoise Settlement, Jameson Distillery and Glendalough Monastery.
All while we will taste the finest Irish food and drink. We will have time for prayer, shopping and enjoying the Irish culture of each county.
Our National Spiritual Advisor, Rev. Tom Washburn, will be our Spiritual Director and our Immediate National Past President, Beth Mahoney, will be our Group Leader.
For more details please email Beth Mahoney at nccw2023@gmail or visit www.marianusa.com
We hope to see many of you on this pilgrimage. Husbands and friends are invited to join you on this pilgrimage
Monthly Rosary Conference Call
Conference Call Number
(202) 926-1107
Access Code: 703993
The Rosary Call occurs on the 13th of each month.
4:30 PM (PT), 5:30 PM (MT), 6:30 PM (CT), 7:30 PM (ET), and 8 :30 PM (USVI)
Congratulations to the
Newly Elected Officers
Our votes for the 2025 elections have been counted and we are ready to present to you the women we have entrusted to render service and give witness to the NCCW mission. (Click the button below.)
We would like to share a word of gratitude to Janet Regan for all the time and energy she provided as Chair of the Nominating Committee in guiding its members to provide us with an excellent slate of women ready and willing to take an active role in the mission of NCCW.
Members of the nominating committee include Irene Gramza (deceased), Venessa Lopatka, Mary Jane Malich, Doreen Recco, Florine Swanson and Mary Anne Schmidt. Let us pause to congratulate them on a job well done!
As women we are called to proclaim our “Yes” and take an active role in living out the call to support, empower and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership and service. Our members lived the words of our mission with certitude and confidence as they considered those who stepped up and placed their names on the ballot. All our women, in this election process, carry in their hearts the mission of NCCW. We are so thankful for their courage and willingness to render service. With profound gratitude we thank you for running for an office and/or committee
membership.
Our theme has been Women on a Journey – Sharing our Stories. These women have given meaning to these words by their very actions and commitment to NCCW. The newly elected women have won a place in our NCCW history and they will be installed as officers and committee members at the 2025 NCCW Convention in Orlando, Florida.