2026 Call For Nominations General Members of NACN-USA in good standing are invited to submit nominations for the following national positions: Treasurer Recording Secretary Regional Directors Region 2 (CT, VT, MA, NH, ME, RI) Region 4 (AL, NC, SC, TN, GA, FL, VI, PR) Region 6 (TX, OK, AR, LA, MS) Region 8 (NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM) Submit A Nomination View Role Descriptions Standing Rules for Nominations for Elected Positions NACN-USA general members in good standing will receive notification by email of the [...]

Highlights of our most recent activities and future initiatives of NACN-USA Dear NACN-USA Member: We invite you to review the highlights of our most recent activities and future initiatives of NACN-USA. These activities were implemented in response to the ideas suggested in last year’s member survey. You spoke and we listened. Your continued involvement would be both valued and appreciated as we move forward in 2026. If you are a member and would like to take the 2026 Survey and did not receive the email invitation, please email us [...]

Congratulations to one of our 2025 Eula Sforza Scholarship Winners, Clare D., an undergraduate nursing student at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida!Eula Sforza, RN was know to many as a remarkable and inspirational Catholic Nurse. Having served as a nurse in World War II, she knew first hand the battle in this world between good and evil. Eula was strong in her Catholic faith and brought joy to those she encountered professionally and personally.To learn more about this unique scholarship for Catholic nursing students go to: https://nacn-usa.org/about/eula-sforza-scholarship-award/ Clare [...]

Congratulations to one of our 2025 Eula Sforza Scholarship Winners, Grace B. an undergraduate nursing student at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas! Eula Sforza, RN was know to many as a remarkable and inspirational Catholic Nurse. Having served as a nurse in World War II, she knew first hand the battle in this world between good and evil. Eula was strong in her Catholic faith and brought joy to those she encountered professionally and personally. To learn more about this unique scholarship for Catholic nursing students go to: https://nacn-usa.org/about/eula-sforza-scholarship-award/ [...]

The National Association of Catholic Nurses NACN-USA Cordially invites members to watch a documentary highlighting the practice of “stealth euthanasia” which has become more common in the U.S. Featured by: The NACN-USA Ethics Committee Sponsored by: The NACN-USA Board of Directors Movie: “No Mercy: The Catholic Culture of Death” What: Please watch the movie on your own. The Link is Provided below as well as questions to help promote discussion. An one-hour discussion with Sister Deidre ‘Dede’ Byrne, a board-certified internist, general surgeon, Army Colonel, and the current Superior of Little Workers of the [...]

Region 9 is delighted to invite all NACN members and friends to our online Fall 2025 Book Club, which focuses on the life of the soul of dying persons.  We will read and discuss an influential fifteenth-century text, The Art of Dying: A New Annotated Translation by Father Columba Thomas, OP, MD, a physician who specializes in internal medicine and is a Dominican friar in the Eastern Province. This book is a resource for dying Catholics and their loved ones, addressing the temptations and inspirations associated with faith, despair, [...]

Catholics Making a Difference! NACN-USA School-based Council Intercollegiate Panel Interview Join the NACN-USA Intercollegiate Student Nursing Panel as they interview Catholics Making A Difference! Special Guest: Vicky Pebsworth, OP, PhD, RN. RFK Jr (June, 2025) named Dr. Vicky Pebsworth as one of 7 members to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). She is the only nurse on the committee Dr. Pebsworth is a Health Policy Analyst, Research Scientist, and the Pacific Region Director of NACN-USA. You are invited to register now for the Zoom session. When: Sep [...]

NACN-USA School-based Council Intercollegiate Panel Interview Join the NACN-USA Intercollegiate Student Nursing Panel as they interview Catholics Making A Difference! Each panel member represents their School of Nursing Council Membership including: Ave Maria University, Benedictine College, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Holy Family University, Madonna University, Molloy University, St. Martin’s University, and University of Mary.     Special Guest: Vicky Pebsworth, OP, PhD, RN. In June, 2025 RFK Jr named Dr. Vicky Pebsworth as one of the 8 replacements to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). She is the only nurse on the committee  Dr. Pebsworth is [...]

Brother Ignatius Perkins, OP, PhD, RN, ANEF, FRSM, FNYAM, FNCBC, FAAN, Director of the St. Martin De Porres Center for Health and Human Dignity, Providence College, School of Nursing and Health Sciences has been recognized twice in the last few years for his over 60 year influential vocation in nursing. The National League for Nursing (NLN) honored Brother Ignatius Perkins with the Lifetime Achievement for Transformative Excellence Award last fall. This October, he is also being named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing — the academy's [...]

A message from Christine Niles (Forward Boldly podcast) "I recently gave a talk at the annual conference of the National Association of Catholic Nurses, a wonderful, faith-filled group doing amazing things to advance the Kingdom of God in different parts of the world, including in the U.S. government and over at the Vatican. The talk, titled 'Seeing the Face of Christ,' was held in Detroit, Michigan, my old stomping grounds, on July 11, 2025." - Christine Niles Click Here to watch the whole talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8i6N1uOQqc #catholic #forwardboldly #stellamarismedia [...]