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A damaged home is seen as people deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on September 25, 2017 in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.

Knights of Columbus aid natural disaster victims in Puerto Rico and Mexico

Sep 29, 2017

To provide relief after a spate of recent natural disasters, the Knights of Columbus have raised over $2.8 million worth... Read more

Members of Knights of Columbus Council 15828 in Ingleside, Texas, distribute food to victims of Hurricane Harvey. Courtesy of the Knights of Colombus.

Knights of Columbus raise $1.3 million for storm victims

Sep 11, 2017

As Knights of Columbus members volunteer to aid the victims of recent storms, the organization has also raised over $1.3... Read more

An aerial view of damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Knights of Columbus take action to aid Hurricane Harvey victims

Sep 5, 2017

Local Knights of Columbus councils have taken action after the passage of Hurricane Harvey, rescuing survivors by boat and providing... Read more

Fr. Gerard Hammond, M.M. of the Maryknoll Missionaries.

What it's like to be a missionary in North Korea

Aug 9, 2017

By Matt Hadro

What can a missionary in North Korea do to preach the Gospel in a Communist dictatorship? Simply care for the... Read more

Fourth degree Knights of Columbus in procession at a military ceremony in Lourdes, wearing the uniform in use from 1940-2017.

Knights of Columbus 'modernize' Fourth Degree uniforms

Aug 3, 2017

By Matt Hadro

The classic ceremonial hats and capes of Fourth Degree members of the Knights of Columbus that you may have seen... Read more

Maryknoll Fr. Gerard Hammond speaks at the 2017 Knights of Columbus Convention after receiving the Gaudium et Spes Award. Photo courtesy of the Knights of Columbus.

What a missionary to North Korea told the Knights of Columbus convention

Aug 2, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Service to the poor on the peripheries of society was a theme of the 2017 Knights of Columbus States Dinner... Read more

Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, meets with Pope Francis, Feb. 16, 2017.

Knights of Columbus to raise $2 million to rebuild Iraqi town

Aug 2, 2017

By Matt Hadro

The Knights of Columbus on Tuesday announced it will raise and donate $2 million to re-settle Iraqi Christian families displaced... Read more

Will we go to the peripheries?

Jul 4, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Encountering Christ brings with it the responsibility of reaching out to those on the peripheries, Catholic leaders urged their fellow... Read more

Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, meets with Pope Francis, Feb. 16, 2017.

Carl Anderson among appointments to Pontifical Academy for Life

Jun 13, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Tuesday the Vatican announced that Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, has been appointed by... Read more

Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, meets with Pope Francis, Feb. 16, 2017.

Knights of Columbus leader talks Pope Francis, Trump in new interview

May 22, 2017

The leader of the nearly 2 million-member Knights of Columbus recently spoke about the importance of his group's fidelity to... Read more

Photo courtesy of the Knights of Columbus.

This film shows how mercy can transform your life

Apr 23, 2017

Personal stories about God’s mercy at work in the world today are the focus of a recent Catholic-produced documentary on... Read more

What the Knights of Columbus founder can tell us today

Apr 4, 2017

When parish priest Father Michael J. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882, he showed that holiness has a... Read more

Farman, a Syrian Refugee.

A year after genocide declaration, Knights donate nearly $2 million

Mar 17, 2017

Last year, in a nearly unprecedented event, the United States declared that Christians, Yezidis, Shi’a Muslims, and other religious and... Read more

Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Carl Anderson.

Head Knight of Columbus honored for aiding persecuted Christians

Mar 1, 2017

Praising his “resolute defense of persecuted Christians,” an institute at Belmont Abbey College has awarded its Benedict Leadership Award to... Read more

Poll: 6 in 10 Americans favor 20-week abortion ban

Jan 23, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Ahead of the 44th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. a survey shows a “consensus” favoring a 20-week abortion... Read more

St. John Paul II, circa 1991.

Saint John Paul II documentary takes two Emmys

Dec 15, 2016

Two Emmy Awards have gone to a documentary that shows St. John Paul II’s central role in the end of... Read more

A Christian refugee family of eight living in a construction site in Erbil, Iraq. Courtesy of International Christian Concern.

What will ensure the survival of Middle East Christians?

Oct 31, 2016

Christianity is at a crossroads in the Middle East, and only a dedicated campaign of aid and activism can help... Read more

Syrian children at refugee camp.

Carl Anderson: In battle for Mosul, don't forget persecuted groups

Oct 24, 2016

The battle to free Mosul from the hands of ISIS must be accompanied by concrete efforts to support the groups... Read more

Supreme Knight Dr. Carl A. Anderson address the 129th Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention during the States Dinner.

Carl Anderson: Christian forgiveness is the path to Middle East peace

Oct 14, 2016

Christianity is at a crossroads in the Middle East, and only a dedicated campaign of aid and activism can help... Read more

Carl Anderson, Supreme Knights of the Knights of Columbus, speaks with CNA June 26, 2014.

The next US president must aid persecuted Christians – Knights' head

Sep 12, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Christians can’t be second-class citizens if they are to remain in the Middle East, and the next United States administration... Read more