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
Legacy Giving
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
Bingo
The 2025 NCCW Membership Contest is underway. Download our Bingo card here to play and for a chance to win one of three fabulous prizes.
How to play: Check-off squares for each Council activity completed since August 2024. Any card with a Bingo - five squares in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - can be submitted for the drawing. You can also submit cards with two Bingos - Letter X or Cross patterns - or a blackout card to be eligible for other prizes. Completed Bingo card entries must be mailed, postmarked no later than July 31, 2025, to the NCCW Office, or brought directly to the Leadership Commission table at the NCCW Convention by noon, August 22, 2025. One Bingo card entry per person; winners do not need to be present to win. The drawing will take place at the end of the Leadership Commission's presentation at the 2025 NCCW Convention.
Prizes: The winner of the blackout drawing will receive a full 2026 NCCW Convention Registration. The winner of the Letter X or Cross drawing will receive a one-day registration to the 2026 convention or the credit of that value toward a full registration. All cards with at least one Bingo will be in the drawing for a $100 NCCW Store gift certificate. Convention registration prizes are not transferrable.
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.