Knights present silver roses and thousands of pro-life pledges at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City By Elisha Valladares-Cormier 12/12/2023 Source As thousands gathered at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City to celebrate the feast of St. Juan Diego...

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12/5/2023 Source Dear Brother Knight, As Catholics and as Knights, the Eucharist is the “source and summit of the Christian life” – in all that we do, the root of our strength. When we receive our Lord in Holy Communion, we are fed, then sent forth to be Christ’s emi...

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12/4/2023 Source Two short films produced by the Knights of Columbus for Everyday Heroes Season 3 were honored with regional Emmy Awards this year. “Hero on the Hudson” received top honors in the category “In the Human Interest – Short Form Content” at the New ...

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The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship program marks a half-century By Elisha Valladares-Cormier 12/1/2023 Source In the winter of 1973, children in Florida and North Dakota stepped onto basketball courts to take the first shots of a pilot Knights of Columbus program intended to...

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Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly presents $50,000 and nearly 1,000 coats to Denver Catholic schools in honor of Coats for Kids milestone By Cecilia Engbert 11/15/2023 Source The Knights of Columbus celebrated the donation of 1 million coats through the Order’s Coats for Kids program by...

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At Midyear Membership Meeting, state deputies are urged to meet societal challenges by helping the Knights grow in membership, charity and faith By Alton Pelowski 11/15/2023 Source Knights of Columbus leaders representing nearly 70 jurisdictions gathered in Denver Nov. 3-5 for the Midyea...

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Medal of Honor recipient Walter Joseph Marm Jr. recalls the 1965 battle that changed the Vietnam War 11/1/2023 Source Just months after 2nd Lt. Walter Joseph “Joe” Marm became an officer in the U.S. Army, he was disembarking from a helicopter in central Vietnam and leading a pla...

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Military Knights in Utah deliver thousands of pounds of groceries each year to combat hunger By Marie Mischel 11/1/2023 Source Fighter jets and other military aircraft zooming over breathtaking natural landscapes are a daily spectacle at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah. Much less...

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In Rava-Ruska, Ukraine, a recently renovated monastery accommodates foster families fleeing the war By Peter Gedicks 11/14/2023 Source The Knights of Columbus holds caring for the most vulnerable as a vital part of its mission. In keeping with this vision, the Order has collaborated with...

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Connecticut council constructs a parish playground dedicated to Blessed Michael McGivney By Elizabeth Sadusky and Columbia staff 10/31/2023 Source When the pastor at St. Matthew Church in Norwalk, Connecticut, wanted to build a playground on church grounds for the parish’s many yo...

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Knights join thousands in pro-life witness at the state capital before a landmark vote on abortion and parental rights By Elisha Valladares-Cormier 10/30/2023 Source Overcast skies gave way to piercing sunshine just as more than 5,000 demonstrators, including Knights of Columbus and thei...

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McGivney House workshops help Ukrainian refugees rebuild skills for their new lives By Peter Gedicks 10/25/2023 Source In a well-lit room at the Blessed Michael McGivney House in Radom, Poland, a small group sits in an intimate semicircle. Participants share supportive glances as a young...

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Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly speaks at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs as pilgrims gather for the New York State Eucharistic Congress By Cecilia Engbert 10/25/2023 Source Nearly 8,500 people attended the New York State Eucharistic Congress at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auries...

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When a parish family lost their home to arson, Arkansas Knights went above and beyond to help the family rebuild By Elisha Valladares-Cormier 10/9/2023 Source When families in Rogers, Arkansas, need a hand to pay rent, buy groceries or fix a roof, members of Los Martires Mexicanos Counci...

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The Order releases a video series to help Catholics understand the nature and purpose of marriage, family and fatherhood 9/26/2023 Source A new K of C video series launches this week, one that seeks to illuminate the truth and beauty of the Church’s teachings on marriage and family an...

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Knights in Ukraine offer spiritual support to refugees as they pray to Our Lady for peace By Peter Gedicks 10/4/2023 Source Several Knights wearing white and yellow baldrics stood before a group of people outside the Cathedral of the Resurrection Christ in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, on Ju...

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Knights at the George Washington University support vulnerable women and children at D.C. pregnancy resource center By Cecilia Engbert 9/1/2023 Source Janet Durig, executive director of the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center, proudly watched a group of college Knights unload and sort boxes of...

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Order raises more than $1 million in relief for Maui community devastated by fire By Cecilia Hadley 9/1/2023 Source Principal Tonato Lolesio walked slowly around the remains of Sacred Hearts School in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Sept. 1, her first time back since Aug. 8, when the town was razed ...

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Józef and Wiktoria Ulma, killed in 1944 for hiding Jews, will be beatified this month with their seven children By Robert Mixa 9/1/2023 Source It was a long Lent for Catholics in Markowa, a town of 4,500 inhabitants in southeastern Poland. The year was 1944, four years into the German oc...

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Knights train to bring Cor, the Order’s new evangelization effort, to 40 more jurisdictions By Cecilia Hadley 8/30/2023 Source “In this new era, forming Catholic men must be our top priority,” Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly told Knights at the 141st Supreme Convention in ...

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A new K of C Bible study invites Knights to take up the “sword of the Spirit” and rediscover the power of Scripture By James B. Prothro 7/1/2023 Source Knights are called to be men of service and prayer — caring for our families, parishes and communities, and praying fo...

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Ukrainian Knights launch initiative to pray with and for the relatives of fallen soldiers By Mateusz Ziomber 8/23/2023 Source Death has become a frequent guest in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, visiting people of all ages, backgrounds and social standings. Trauma, grief and loss hav...

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With chaplain’s help, Ontario Knights send new soccer balls to Nigerian schoolchildren By Elisha Valladares-Cormier 8/23/2023 Source In Nigeria, where soccer is king but leather soccer balls are expensive, children often resort to making their own balls using plastic bags, old clot...

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College Knights take part in World Youth Day in Lisbon By Cecilia Hadley 8/17/2023 Source The K of C flag was among the many flags waving in Lisbon, Portugal, last month, carried by a group of college Knights as they took part in World Youth Day 2023. Eight students of the Knights of ...

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Knights transform an old rectory to welcome Carmelite nuns to their Connecticut diocese By Fred Afflerbach 7/25/2023 Source A vacant house is a sad site: shuttered windows, locked doors. No one coming and going, no one laughing — and no one praying. The rectory at St. Emery Parish ...

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With K of C support, preservation experts use laser scans to document endangered Ukrainian churches By Mateusz Ziomber 7/19/2023 Source The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vyazivka, Ukraine — built entirely from wood, without a single nail — stood for 160...

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Experience the 141st Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus live from Orlando, Fla. — and online 7/20/2023 Source Knights of Columbus and family members from around the world — joined by numerous bishops, priests, religious sisters and special guests — will gather i...

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Knights throughout Poland celebrate Husband and Wife Day on the wedding anniversary of Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin By Mateusz Solarz 7/12/2023 Source “The constant love and encouragement of our wives makes everything we do possible. The Knights of Columbus is a family organization,...

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The witness of Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin offers valuable lessons for parents today By Philip Kosloski 7/1/2023 Source Just a decade after her death in 1897, St. Thérèse of Lisieux was called “the greatest saint of modern times” by Pope Pius X. Canonized in 1925 and declared...

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7/3/2023 Source New Haven, the Connecticut city where Father Michael McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882, is now home to the first parish named in the priest’s honor. In early June, the Archdiocese of Hartford announced that the eight Catholic churches in New Haven &mdash...

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Councils and assemblies help their communities celebrate Independence Day with parades, prayer and more By Cecilia Hadley 7/3/2023 Source The Fourth Degree Knights in Brooklyn, New York, are not the only Knights to organize Fourth of July festivities in their community, but it’s fa...

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Knights of Columbus councils open parish Mercy Centers across Ukraine to aid victims of war By Karolina Świder 7/1/2023 Source In the weeks after Russia’s Feb. 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of refugees poured across the border into Poland and were met by an o...

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6/22/2023 Source Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly issued the following statement to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. “On behalf of more than 2 million Knights o...

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Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly introduces new faith formation initiatives at annual leadership meeting By Cecilia Hadley 6/14/2023 Source Knights of Columbus jurisdiction leaders from throughout North America and around the world assembled in New Haven, Connecticut, last week for the annua...

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A new K of C initiative invites men to build bonds of brotherhood through prayer and faith formation. By Michael Stechschulte 6/1/2023 On a pleasant spring evening in April, about two dozen men found seats in a parish hall recently refurbished by St. Mary Magdalen Council 12295 in Brighton,...

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Pittsburgh-area Knights build an observatory at the local VA hospital to give veterans a view of the heavens By Cecilia Hadley 4/1/2023 Source By day, hospitals bustle with noise and movement, but their atmosphere changes when the sun goes down. Lights dim, visitors go home, staff member...

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Undeterred by damaging storms, Maryland Knights build a Marian grotto for their parish By Cecilia Engbert 5/30/2023 Source A strong snowstorm hit Holy Family Church in Mitchellville, Maryland, in January 2022, toppling trees and covering its outdoor statue of Mary with debris and snow. W...

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Passing on the Catholic faith to our children is a crucial antidote to a growing epidemic of anxiety and despair By Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly 5/1/2023 Source I WAS RECENTLY talking with a priest who serves as a chaplain at one of the top universities in the United States. I asked h...

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Supreme Director Arthur Peters, past state deputy of Ontario, will take office July 1 5/15/2023 Source The Knights of Columbus Board of Directors today elected Supreme Director Arthur L. Peters of Brampton, Ontario, as deputy supreme knight, effective July 1. Peters will succeed Deputy Supr...

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Knights protest abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide at the 26th National March for Life in Ottawa 5/15/2023 Source Canadian pro-life advocates, including many Knights of Columbus and their families, pledged to “Stand Firm” at the 26th National March for Life in Ottawa. Gat...

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New York pilgrims venerate Blessed Michael McGivney as model, intercessor for priestly vocations By John Woods 5/9/2023 Source The visitation of a first-class relic of Blessed Michael McGivney to the Diocese of Rockville Centre reached a crescendo with an evening votive Mass on May 4 at ...

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Missouri college Knights set ambitious goal to grow in faith and prayer with Our Lady’s help By Cecilia Hadley 5/2/2023 Source Jared Koehler and Alex Harold left the College Councils Conference in Connecticut last October on fire. After a long weekend in New Haven talking about fai...

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Fostering Marian devotions, such as a family rosary, gives space for Our Lady to enter the domestic church By Soren Johnson 5/1/2023 Source MY FATHER-IN-LAW welcomed Mary into his home by leading the family rosary with his wife at 9 p.m. every night of the week. That’s right: ev...

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While in Rome, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly was also honored by the Pontifical North American College 4/25/2023 Source On April 20, Pope Francis received Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore in a private audience during which they discussed ...

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4/21/2023 Source On Friday, April 14, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly ceremonially installed Supreme Warden Andrzej Anasiak and Supreme Master Michael McCusker, who were elected by the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors in early February. The installation took place at the Cathedral of St. Lo...

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Nearly a century after a Belgian priest proposed the “Big Bang” theory, astronomers peer back in time to the first galaxies By Christopher M. Graney 4/1/2023 Source Question: A Catholic priest and the James Webb Space Telescope both look at the universe. What do they see? ...

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An interview with Michael Menzel, lead systems engineer of the James Webb Space Telescope 4/1/2023 Source On Christmas Day in 2021, a rocket lifted off from French Guiana, launching the James Webb Space Telescope on its mission to explore the outer reaches of the universe — peering ou...

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We are called to live in the truth and to love our neighbor, reserving judgment and practicing forgiveness By Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly 4/1/2023 Source OURS IS A TIME that calls for the proclamation of eternal truths, for standing boldly and inviting others to what we know is &ldqu...

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Wisconsin Knights offer help and friendship to a stroke victim struggling to finish building his house By Cami Berthiaume 4/10/2023 Source LaVerne Pottinger, grand knight of Quad County Council 9546 in Birchwood, Wisconsin, was searching for opportunities to bolster the council’s c...

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California Knights bring Christlike service to youth detention facility By Elisha Valladares-Cormier 4/10/2023 Source Deacon Fidel Carrillo, a member of St. Anthony’s Manteca (California) Council 10693, has a passion for bringing the good news of God’s love and redemption to ...

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A relic of Blessed Michael McGivney tours the Lone Star State for the first time By Cecilia Hadley 3/28/2023 Source A first-class relic of Blessed Michael McGivney visited Texas in early March, traveling almost 900 miles through three dioceses and drawing thousands to venerate the Knight...

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3/30/2023 Source V. Let us pray for Francis, our Pope. R. May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. [Psalm 40:3] Say the Our Father and the Hail Mary. O God, Shepherd and Ruler of all...

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2/6/2023 Source Here are several resources available for councils and parishes: 1. The Way of the Cross: Traditional and Modern Meditations Perfect for both private and public use, The Way of the Cross contains the traditional set of meditations on the Way of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Lig...

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Our Lenten penances shouldn’t simply be exercises in self-discipline, but rather a participation in the love of God By Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori 3/1/2023 Source ON MY WAY to the most recent meeting of the Knights Columbus Board of Directors, my flight was delayed....

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Knights join in prayer for Pope Francis on the anniversary of his pontificate and recall a decade of ‘unfailing support’ By Columbia staff 3/13/2023 Source Ten years ago, the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI — the first in more than 500 years — was followed by ano...

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3/10/2023 Source Dear Brother Knights, This month we mark the 10-year anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as Supreme Pastor of the Universal Church. Since the beginning of his pontificate, the constant request of our Holy Father has been, “pray for me.” In fact, each tim...

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A message to the Knights of Columbus on the Anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2/24/2023 Source Dear Brother Knights: Today, we solemnly mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Within 36 hours of the start of the conflict, the Knights of Columbus ...

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A Pennsylvania physician travels to Moldova and Ukraine to offer medical assistance to victims of war By Dr. James O’Bryon 3/1/2023 Source EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. James O’Bryon has been a Knight for 44 years; he joined when he was 21, not long before he married his high scho...

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Knights of Columbus relief efforts in war-torn Ukraine chronicled in new documentary airing on ABC affiliates nationwide beginning Feb. 26 2/16/2023 Source The Knights of Columbus’ ongoing relief efforts for internally displaced persons and refugees are chronicled in the new Knights o...

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2/8/2023 Source Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly renewed the consecration of the Order to Mary under her title of Our Lady of Guadalupe during a recent Board of Directors pilgrimage to Mexico City. The renewal took place Feb. 3 at the conclusion of Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe celeb...

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2/8/2023 Source Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly renewed the consecration of the Order to Mary under her title of Our Lady of Guadalupe during a recent Board of Directors pilgrimage to Mexico City. The renewal took place Feb. 3 at the conclusion of Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe cel...

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2/8/2023 Source The Knights of Columbus Board of Directors elected several new international leaders to key positions during its recent quarterly meeting, held Feb. 1-5 in Mexico City.  Jorge C. Estrada Avilés of Mérida, Yucatán, who has served as supreme warden since February 2022, wa...

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Knights from across the nation march in support of the right to life during the first post-Roe March for Life 1/20/2023 Source For the first time since the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Knights of Columbus and pro-life advocates from across the U.S. joine...

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The 2023 Knights of Columbus–Marist Poll also shows support for pregnancy resource centers and opposition to taxpayer-funded abortions.

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Pope Benedict shared his wisdom and offered his support many times during his long friendship with the Knights of Columbus Source 1/9/2023 Before, during and after his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI addressed the Knights of Columbus numerous times — at different points expressing his ...

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In his statement on Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s death, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly calls Pope Benedict’s teachings ‘a theological treasury and profound testimony to Jesus Christ and His Church.’ 12/31/2022 Source “Today, with over 2 million brother Knights of...

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