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Source More than 1,300 missionaries from across the American continent, including numerous Knights of Columbus, gathered last month in Ponce, Puerto Rico, for the 6th American Missionary Congress (CAM 6). The Pontifical Mission Societies organized the event, typically held every five years, to su...

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Source Supreme Officers and their wives visited Villa Maria Guadalupe in Stamford, Connecticut, in October to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international retreat center directed by the Sisters of Life and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. The Knights purchased the property from the...

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Source Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican’s permanent observer at the United Nations, reflects on the Holy See Mission’s 60-year presence at the U.N. Ban Ki-moon, then secretary general of the United Nations, greeted Pope Francis before the Holy Father addressed world leaders ...

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Source Knights in Poland partner with local organizations to create education and employment opportunities for Ukrainian refugee women and children More than 1,000 days since Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at least 10 Ukrainian cities have been left in rubble, as mor...

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Knights have donated $100 million to seminarians and religious postulants through RSVP, but their support is more than monetary By Elisha Valladares-Cormier The mailroom at St. Meinrad Seminary  in St. Meinrad, Indiana, is similar to that of many other colleges, filled with textbooks, Ama...

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As an Order, the Knights of Columbus is dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe — and now, members can consecrate themselves to her, as well. Go to kofc.org/sons to sign up for Sons in the Son, a six-week spiritual journey of preparation that culminates Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. ...

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Source Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori and Cardinal Edwin O’Brien blessed a new van for the Little Sisters of the Poor in Rome on Oct. 24 during a ceremony at the Order’s flagship sports center in Rome, Centro Sportivo Pio XI. The Supreme Council was the principal donor fo...

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Supreme chaplain visits the “hero cities” of Bucha and Irpin during his trip to Ukraine By Solomiia Karpiv During his recent visit to Ukraine, Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori toured Irpin and Bucha, two cities that have become symbolic of both the brutality of Ru...

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upreme Knight Patrick Kelly updates U.S. bishops on the Cor initiative and asks for their support By Cecilia Hadley Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly addressed the annual plenary assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore Nov. 13, offering the Order’s assistance...

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Eighteenth-century image of the Sacred Heart, now being restored by the Knights, will be the centerpiece of a new Pilgrim Icon Program By Cecilia Engbert The Knights of Columbus is launching a new Pilgrim Icon Program in 2025 centered on the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. ...

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State deputies encouraged to counter the epidemic of loneliness by bringing men together for faith and charity By Cecilia Hadley The loneliness and perceived lack of purpose afflicting so many men today is not merely a social problem, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly told state deputies gathered f...

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College Knights gathered in New Haven for their annual conference are encouraged to be ‘spiritual entrepreneurs’ who win souls for Christ By Cecilia Engbert 10/10/2024 Source More than 200 representatives from 70 college councils across North America met in New Haven, Connect...

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Meeting in Puerto Rico, K of C leaders make a pilgrimage to the home parish of Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, lay catechist and Knight By Cecilia Engbert 10/24/2024 Source Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly formally installed two new supreme directors and a new state deputy during the Knight...

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Knights are hard at work in areas devastated by recent hurricanes By Cecilia Hadley 10/24/2024 Source The stream of people arriving at St. Anthony Catholic Church in search of help has been constant, even weeks after Hurricane Helene struck in late September. The storm caused severe floo...

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An interview with Miguel Flores, a K of C field agent, about his participation in the McGivney Leader Fellowship 10/24/2024 Source Three years ago, Miguel Flores had only a vague idea of who the Knights of Columbus were. Today, the 32-year-old husband and father in Winston Salem, North Caro...

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Bishop Jean Laffitte probes our identity as children of God in a newly translated book of essays By Knightline staff 10/12/2024 Source French theologian Bishop Jean Laffitte visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., Oct. 9 to discuss a collection of his essays w...

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Ukrainian children wounded by war find joy and friendship at a Knights of Columbus athletics tournament By Solomiia Karpiv 10/12/2024 Source Fifty-five young athletes lined up to compete at one of Ukraine’s top sports stadiums Oct. 5 in Ivano-Frankivsk. After a moment of silence in...

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Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore visited Ukraine Oct. 19-21 to meet with victims of the ongoing war, to see firsthand the Knights’ work to serve those in dire need, and to assure Ukrainians of the Order’s continued support. The supreme chaplain’s journey hig...

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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 Knights of Columbus founder. From March 5 to 9, the reliquary made stops at five parishes, including two cathedrals, in K...

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Source Dena Wolf and her daughter, Riley, hold the relic of Blessed Michael McGivney at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Windthorst, Texas, on March 9. Courtesy of Dena Wolf, photo by Chris Stark Dena Wolf was planning her husband’s funeral when she got the call: Blessed Michael M...

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