Denver, Colo., Aug 4, 2011 / 08:16 am
Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. praised the Knights of Columbus over the group's recent purchase of the John Paul II Cultural Center, which will become a shrine and museum honoring the legacy of the late pontiff.
“I see this as the beginning of something extraordinary for the Church in America – north, central and south,” he told CNA on Aug. 3.
“The knights envision this becoming a national center for the New Evangelization.”
Supreme Knight Anderson said on Aug. 2 within the next year, the order will work closely with Cardinal Wuerl and Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit, Michigan to establish a national center, permanent museum and Shrine of Blessed John Paul II in Washington, D.C.