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
Join the Lucky Clover Challenge
Grow NCCW. Grow in Faith. Win Big.
Be part of NCCW’s nationwide Membership Challenge inspired by the faith, hope, love, and success symbolized in the four-leaf clover .
Complete activities in Spirituality, Leadership, and Service — including recruiting new members — and submit your Lucky Clover sheet for a chance to win:
- Free 2027 NCCW Convention Registration
- $125 One-Day Registration
- $100 NCCW Store Certificate
- Special First-Timer Drawing
Deadline to mail entries: July 31, 2026
Or submit at Convention by August 28, 2026
This is more than a contest — it’s a movement to strengthen NCCW membership nationwide.
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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)
Election for Treasurer
The Nominating Committee worked diligently to secure a nominee for Treasurer. We are so blessed to have our candidate who is willing, able, and well qualified to serve. Our candidate has been a devoted and active member of Council since 2000. We would like to present our candidate, Venessa Lopatka.
Winfield, Illinois | Diocese of Joliet | Province of Chicago
Voting will take place the first Monday of April (April 6, 2026) – the first Monday of May (May 4, 2026) 4:00 PM EST
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