A small but hearty band of people, much like the early American patriots, came to pray for religious liberty when the Knights of Columbus Council No. 60 of Brooklyn sponsored an overnight vigil of eucharistic adoration to mark the beginning of the U.S. bishops’ Fortnight of Freedom.
This week’s Tablet TALK has details about the new leadership for the Passionists; a free concert of chamber music at St. Josaphat’s Church, Bayside; the diocesan observance of World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests and more…
The second largest Columbus Day parade in the U.S. featured marching bands, cheerleaders, classic cars and, of course, the Knights of Columbus. This year’s Grand Marshals, pictured to the right, were Josephine Sportella-Giusto, principal of the Academy of Talented Scholars; Lenny Tillman of Lenco Diagnostic Laboratories; Luigi Rosabianca of Rosabianca & Associates; and Father Michael […]
The Knights of Columbus donated $100,000 to St. Rose of Lima parish in Newtown, Conn., to support ongoing parish programs related to last December’s elementary school shooting. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson joined Bridgeport Bishop Frank Caggiano and Msgr. Robert Weiss, pastor of St. Rose for the presentation last Monday, […]
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) – Saying “our order is stronger today than ever before, and the best is yet to come,” Supreme Knight Carl Anderson delivered an annual report that chronicled the record-setting activity of the Knights of Columbus at the organization’s 131st annual convention. For the 13th consecutive year, Knights’ charitable contributions have grown. While […]
Councils Respond to a Member’s Tragedy and Grief by Marie Elena Giossi When tragedy struck a local Knight of Columbus and his family far from home, his brother Knights in two states and their local communities responded with overwhelming concern and support. On Holy Saturday, March 30, the Malave family of St. Fidelis parish, College […]
The Knights of Columbus and the Sisters of Life have a lot of common. One similarity is that they have a great admiration for each other since they are both committed to the goal of preserving the dignity of human life, especially the unborn. To show how grateful the Knights are to the Sisters, the […]
Immaculate Heart of Mary parish, Windsor Terrace, recently hosted its seventh annual “Celebrating the Past; Building the Future” dinner dance at El Caribe, Mill Basin. The parish marked its 119-year history and the formation of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy, created through the union of Immaculate Heart of Mary and Holy Name of Jesus […]
by Elizabeth Deffner ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) – Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson called the number of attendees at the Knights of Columbus 130th Supreme Convention in Anaheim “a testament to the growth and development” of the international fraternal organization. More than 2,000 Knights from around the world – many of them with their wives and […]
The 107th annual Independence Day Parade sponsored by the Knights of Columbus’ Long Island Council took place June 30 along 13th Ave. in Bensonhurst, finishing at Archbishop John Hughes Council, Dyker Heights, where patriotic ceremonies were held. Community activist Ted General served as Grand Marshal. Father Raymond Nobiletti, M.M., a Brooklyn native who serves […]
