A former NCCW Province Director from Indianapolis, Ella Lenore (Sutherlin) Wagner, 90, went home to be with the Lord, her loving husband Richard ‘Dick’ Wagner and her daughter Pamela Johnson on March 21, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 26, 1933 in Greencastle, Indiana to Minerva ‘Mae’ and Oral ‘Minner’ Sutherlin. She attended the St. Vincent School of Nursing and upon her graduation in 1954, became a leader in the nursing community for 50 years. Ella met the love of her life, Dick, on a blind date and celebrated 63 years of marriage. She was a loving and involved ..read more

For Immediate Release Washington, DC, August 24, 2020 — The National Council of Catholic Women publishes 100 Year History In 1920, there were more than 5,000 Catholic women’s organizations nationwide—organizations that would eventually become the first NCCW affiliates. The purpose, as described by the US Catholic bishops at its founding, was to give Catholic women a common voice and an instrument for united action—not to replace the work of any existing woman’s group but rather to stimulate their growth and unify them. And so, in the same year American women earned the right to vote, the Natio ..read more

Below, please find an email communique between our immediate past president Maribeth Stewart Blogoslawski, and WUCWO Lebanon Board Member Viviane Sebrini regarding the recent explosion in Beirut, with a message to the National Council of Catholic Women.  We continue to pray for the victims of this tragedy and their families. Dear Viviane, We are devastated by the news of the terrible blast, loss of life, numerous injuries, and loss of homes and businesses in the blast zone.  Please know that the thoughts, sympathy, and prayers of your sisters in the United States of America, th ..read more

Click here to access NCCW partner Cross Catholic’s video on the National Council of Catholic Women, presented at our 2019 convention. The post Cross Catholic Celebrates the National Council of Catholic Women appeared first on National Council of Catholic Women ..read more

Please click here to access letter. The post Letter of the WUCWO President on the global Coronavirus crisis appeared first on National Council of Catholic Women ..read more

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. March 2020 – The National Council of Catholic Women celebrates its 100th year with a centennial celebration in the Washington, D.C. area, a one hundred year commemorative history, and a vision for the future In the same year that American women earned the right to vote, the National Council of Catholic Women was born when nearly 200 Catholic women from around the country assembled on March 4, 1920 in Washington, D.C., to unite and fortify their efforts in service to God and the Church. Nationwide there were more than 5,000 Catholic women’s organizations—o ..read more

Access the Mother’s Day Remembrance Form here. MOTHER’S DAY 2020 Patient, loving, forgiving, friendly, kind and understanding.  Do these words bring to mind a woman or women in your life who gave you gifts of life, hope, faith, countless hugs and kisses, and life lessons upon which you rely to this day?  The National Council of Catholic Women is pleased to bring you the opportunity to remember and honor these women in a very special and beautiful way this Mother’s Day by having them prayed for in Masses on Mother’s Day weekend at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immacula ..read more

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. January 2020 – The National Council of Catholic Women continues decades-long tradition of participating in the annual March for Life as it convenes January Board of Directors Meeting Active in the pro-life movement even prior to the infamous Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion in 1973, the National Council of Catholic Women has always been a voice for the sanctity and dignity of every human person at every stage of life. The January NCCW Board of Directors meeting took place in Washington D.C., January 25-26 allowing board members to participate i ..read more

       USCCB Pastoral Letter on Racism The post USCCB Pastoral Letter on Racism appeared first on National Council of Catholic Women ..read more

Click here to access a recording of the October 2022 member call The post Member Call October 2022 appeared first on National Council of Catholic Women ..read more