Pope Leo XIV commended the Knights of Columbus for uniting Catholic men in prayer and fraternity as the fraternal organization holds its 143rd Supreme Convention in Washington.
Pope Leo XIV commended the Knights of Columbus for uniting Catholic men in prayer and fraternity as the fraternal organization holds its 143rd Supreme Convention in Washington.
The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization, celebrated the 125th anniversary of its patriotic fourth degree with an exemplification ceremony, Mass, and unveiling of a statue of its founder Blessed Michael J. McGivney at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.
Less than 40 years after its humble beginnings in New Haven, Connecticut, the Knights of Columbus was invited by Pope Benedict XV to establish a permanent presence in Rome.