Celebrating Catholic Mothers This Mother’s Day, we honor and celebrate all mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, spiritual mothers, and the women who nurture others through lives of faith, compassion, and service. We give thanks for the many Catholic nurses whose caring presence reflects Christ’s love each and every day both [...]

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Celebrating Catholic Nurses To Our Catholic Nurses, Thank You for Your Selfless Dedication, Compassion and Faith-Based Care. Heavenly Father, Bless these devoted nurses who serve with Your love. Strengthen them in body, mind, and spirit as they care for the sick and vulnerable. May they continue to be a reflection [...]

May 2026 From the Desk of the President: May is the Month of Mary! All things Mary! What is your favorite memory of your connection to Mary during this special month? The crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary in our classroom every week of the month in my 4th [...]

Are you interested in connecting with like-minded Catholic nurses? We invite you to become more involved by joining one of our committees. Serving on a committee is a meaningful way to engage with fellow members, expand your professional network, and contribute to our shared mission of promoting and [...]

NACN-USA State Representative Vebs Dominquez Was Featured In The Hawaii Catholic Herald Vebs Dominguez is working to build a stronger community of faith-based healthcare professionals across the Hawaiian islands. In a recent article from the Hawaii Catholic Herald, Vebs shares her vision of connecting Catholic nurses, supporting them [...]

On April 15, 2026, Susanne Staiano, MSN, RN, CSN, delivered the Oral Statement at the 59th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD59) on behalf of the International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico-Social Assistants (CICIAMS). Susanne’s contribution as a member of the United Nations Team [...]

Announcing the Opening of the New Good Shepherd Catholic Hospital Chapel in The Eswatini Kingdom Diana Nkambule, President of the local Catholic Nurses Guild (left) Professor Gosia Brykczynska, President of Europe Catholic Nurses Guild (middle) Dr. Khosi Mthethwa, International President of CICIAMS (right) Date:  April 28, 2026 Professor [...]

Healthcare Professionals For Divine Mercy Invites you to the 21st Annual Medicine, Bioethics & Spirituality Conference April 29 - May 1, 2026 Online Access Expires May 10 View Full Details / Flyer

Congratulations Valerie Esposito-Kubanick! Congratulations to Valerie Esposito-Kubanick on receiving the APNA Award for Innovation – Individual! We are proud to celebrate her outstanding contributions to psychiatric-mental health nursing and this well-deserved recognition by her peers.

VTR CICIAMS XXII World Congress Thailand November 9-13, 2026 Video invitation for all Catholic nurses and Catholic health workers to attend the 22nd Citizen Congress from Dr. Khosi Mthethwa, MPH PhD, RN, CICIAMS International President, Mrs. Diana Ruzicka, MSN, MA, RN, CICIAMS Secretary General and Sr. Magdalena Support Diode, [...]

Ethics Committee The NACN-USA Ethics Committee continues to be vibrant and active. We have been reviewing the updated 2025 ANA Code of Ethics and have assessed the revised CICIAMS Ethics Guidelines and Principles of Practice for Catholic Nurse and Midwives draft which was revised in 2023. We held [...]

Dear National Catholic Nurses Association, On behalf of CICIAMS International President, Dr. Rosemary Khosi Mthethwa, MPH, PhD, RN and Mrs. Grace Thirikwa, RN, RM, Chair, CICIAMS Statutes Committee, attached please find the call for nominations for the CICIAMS Executive Board. The goals is to have representation on the CICIAMS [...]

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We’re excited to announce that Sr. Dede Byrne will serve as Keynote Speaker at the 2026 NACN Conference! Sr. Dede is a Religious Sister of the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts, a board-certified surgeon, and a retired U.S. Army Colonel. She served for decades as a missionary [...]

MEMBERS > Login In & Vote Treasurer (Term: April 1, 2026 thru March 31, 2028) Candidate: Anne Reeser, DNP, MSN, APRN-BC- St Johns, Florida Dr. Anne Reeser is the Treasurer for The National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA and the United Nations Representative for The International [...]

MEMBERS > Login In & Vote Treasurer (Term: April 1, 2026 thru March 31, 2028) Candidate: Anne Reeser, DNP, MSN, APRN-BC- St Johns, Florida Dr. Anne Reeser is the Treasurer for The National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA and the United Nations Representative for The International [...]

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, [...]

Merry Christmas from the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life sends its best wishes for a Holy Christmas and a peaceful 2026.

Christmas Blessings From NACN-USA May the Light of Bethlehem fill your heart with peace, uniting the humble birth of Jesus with the healing and compassionate care offered by Catholic nurses. — NACN Board of Directors

School-Based Council Upcoming Intercollegiate Panel Interviews 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. [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Catholics Making a Difference! NACN-USA School-based Council Intercollegiate Panel Interviews 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 The National League for Nursing (NLN) honored Brother Ignatius Perkins with the Lifetime Achievement for Transformative Excellence Award [...]

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 [...]

Congratulations to Violet Gomes for winning the Handcrafted, Heirloom Madonna Della Rosa Rosebud Rosary, created by Luminous beads. We also included two Blessed Hannah Rosaries in the raffle, these were won by Giovanni Kubanick and Katie Rittenhouse! Thank you to everyone who supported this raffle, it was a wonderful [...]

NACN-USA wants to thank the Conference Committee, Executive Board, Speakers, and Staff of Madonna University for all of their work in creating a prayerful and professional conference for Catholic Nurses across the Country. We pray all of the participants have made it home safely and are filled with fire [...]

Back by popular demand: NACN-USA presents our Pop-Up Shop! Filled with NACN-USA swag, from tee-shirts, to cardigans, bags, and sweatshirts, there is something for everyone! Open now until 8/3/25! https://nationalassoccatholicnursesapparel.itemorder.com/ Click Here to Shop

Please pray for the success of the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA National Conference which will be on July 11-13, 2025, at Madonna University. And please pray for an increase in awareness of our organization and for a growth in membership. NACN-USA gives nurses of different backgrounds, but [...]

NCN-USA National Conference to Present the Eucharistic Miracles of the World Exhibit! In addition to all of the amazing speakers and events, we have been blessed to receive this exhibit to display. It will be open to all attendees throughout the conference. Register Today at https://nacn-usa.org/conference/ Eucharistic Miracle Exhibit Flyer.docx [...]

Dear NACN-USA Members, Please join us for a presentation by Fr. Hollowell on Tonight, Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from 6:30 PM ET to 8:00 PM ET. We are blessed to have Fr. John Hollowell share his testimony of offering his illness as redemptive suffering in reparation for victims of [...]

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To All NACN-USA Members, As your new president, I would like to ask you to read the letter linked to this page and continue in praying as we mourn the death of Pope Francis. Eternal Rest grant unto him, Oh Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon him. [...]

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Download or click on the flyer picture to print out, complete and return with payment for 10 RN continuing education units! 2025 Nursing with Hands of Jesus FLYER

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To participate in the 2025 Lenten Fast & Pray challenge, please contact your Regional Director for more information

The National Association of Catholic Nurses is excited to present our membership with the 2025-2026 NACN USA Strategic Plan~Click here to Download! We know that working together, leadership and members, we will yield good fruit! "For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building." (1 Corinthians 3:9) [...]

The NACN-USA Spirituality Committee would like to invite our members to participate in a Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes. This Novena is presented by Fr. John Hollowell via Youtube. He relates to us how he was personally healed at Lourdes. Please click the LINK to join. This 10 day [...]

Continuing Education Credits (CEU) offered through the St. JP II Foundation.   Please click the link below if you are interested: Converging Roads Conference Schedule

Please consider praying the USCCB Novena for LIFE! Join your fellow NACN-USA Nurses as we start this 9 day Novena to end abortion! January 16, 2025-January 24, 2025   To Learn more about this Novena please click the link below: Respect Life 9 Day Novena USCCB

Online Meeting Times, First Assignment and Registration: January 21, 2025 February 18, 2025 March 18, 2025 Starting Time: 7-8:30pm ET/4-5:30pm PT Please read the Introduction & Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 1-84) prior to first session.  Book can be purchased here.  Please register via email by January 15, 2025 To: [...]