In his 13 years of priestly ministry, until his untimely death in 1890, Father Michael McGivney left a lasting impact on the Connecticut parishes where he served. Since he founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882, the spiritual legacy of this humble parish priest has expanded across the globe —...

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Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly was named 2025 Honorary Patron by the Saint John XXIII Foundation, which contributes to the pastoral support of Catholics in the armed services, during its Patrons Reception in Charleston, South Carolina, on Oct. 23. In the award proclamation, the foundation’s b...

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In the late 1980s, Past Grand Knight Robert Mendoza and his wife, Vera, of John F. Kennedy Council 5729 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, established a Crusade for Life prayer program in their parish to ask the Blessed Virgin’s intercession for an end to abortion. Based on a Supreme Council initiati...

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With more than 230 million people, Nigeria is the sixth most populous country in the world and by far the most populous in Africa. It is home to as many as 100 million Christians, including 35 million Catholics. But ethnic and religious tensions, primarily between Muslims and Christians, have made t...

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Nearly 2,000 people, including Knights and their families, packed the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, on Sept. 14 for a Mass celebrating the 50th anniversary of the canonization of the shrine’s patroness — who, in 1975, became the United States’ ...

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Nearly 200 representatives from 70 college councils across North America gathered in New Haven, Connecticut, Sept. 26-28 for the 60th annual Knights of Columbus College Councils Conference. This year’s theme, “Ambassadors for Christ,” encouraged college Knights to share the hope of...

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Frank Kotnik’s enthusiasm for toy trains began when he received his first Lionel train set as a child in the 1960s. In 2015, while visiting the Railroad Museum of Long Island with his son, Kotnik was impressed by the museum’s boxcar fundraiser featuring commemorative cars for various com...

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Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore were part of a delegation of Catholic leaders who traveled to Jerusalem, the Palestinian West Bank and Israel from Sept. 2-6, in an expression of solidarity with Catholics and all those suffering from the effects ...

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Growing up in Ukraine today means facing the daily threat of drone attacks, and more than 19,000 children in Russian-occupied areas have been forcibly deported since the war began — an act the United Nations has recognized as a war crime. The statistics paint a grim picture of lost innocence: ...

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Thousands of U.S. pilgrims, including college Knights, gather in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth as half a million people flocked to Rome for the Jubilee of Youth, held July 29 to Aug. 3, more than 4,000 young adults from the United States gathered at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on July...

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