Formed in 1903, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas® (CDA) is one of the Oldest and Largest Organizations of Catholic Women in the Americas. We are a national organization, with 63,000 dues-paying members in 1,150 courts (local chapters) in 45 states across the country and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Kenya and Peru.
We provid local spirituality, sharing and activity under the support of a vibrant national organization. Members donate to charities, administer scholarship programs and strive "to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness." They embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality and the advancement of juman rights and human dignity for all.
The CDA motto is "Unity and Charity". Our patroness is the Blessed Mother, and under her guidance members are united by their faith in Jesus Christ, in their devotion to the church and the Holy See.