Generous help of Knights counters culture of indifference, pope says February 10, 2020By Carol Glatz Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News Pope Francis praised the Knights of Columbus for their charitable efforts and thanked them especially for helping Christians in the Middle East.
Knights of Columbus unveils new initiation ceremony that will be public January 29, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News After 142 years, the Knights of Columbus is pulling down a veil of secrecy that has surrounded its initiation ceremonies in an effort to better showcase the order’s core principles and its drive to help Catholic men become disciples.
Archbishop Lori promotes civility in political, church discourse August 11, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, World News In a divided country where discussions of politics and religion seem to grow more coarse and discordant by the day, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori challenged his fellow members of the Knights of Columbus to model civility.
Major relic of St. John Vianney returning to Archdiocese of Baltimore for veneration January 9, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News At a time of unrest in the Catholic Church and the nation, several priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore said they hope the upcoming visit of a major relic of a 19th-century priest known for his holiness will inspire genuine change.
Unity makes Knights’ coats go farther December 10, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News Charity and Unity, the first two principles that guide the Knights of Columbus, were on display in equal measure at St. Ambrose in Park Heights Dec. 8.
St. John Vianney’s heart will be available for veneration in Baltimore November 7, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News The incorrupt heart of one of the Catholic Church’s most beloved saints will be available for public veneration Nov. 10-11 at St. Mary’s Historic Seminary Chapel on Paca Street in Baltimore as part of a national relic tour sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
World must not forget suffering of Ukraine and its people, says prelate August 10, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News “We plead with the international community not to neglect Ukraine and that we not be left alone with a much bigger and more powerful aggressor,” said Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kiev-Halych, Ukraine.
Seven children, two outreaches begun for Knights Family of the Year August 8, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News A little more than two decades after they met at an ice cream social on the second day of class at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, Ryan and Elizabeth Young head the Knights of Columbus International Family of the Year.
Knights’ donations, volunteer hours and members keep growing, CEO says August 8, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News Carl Anderson told the Knights at the annual gathering that they gave more than $185 million dollars to charity last year, an $8 million increase from the previous year and one of the largest yearly increases in the organization’s history.
Local flavor spices up Knights of Columbus convention in Baltimore August 7, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News The opening Mass included 100 bishops and 200 priests, with approximately 2,200 Knights and their wives in attendance.
Knights of Columbus land in Baltimore, bearing $1 million gift August 6, 2018By Lisa Harlow Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate Supreme Knight Carl Anderson presented the Archdiocese of Baltimore with a $1 million gift from the Knights for a new K-8 school to be built on Baltimore’s west side.
Baltimore and the Knights of Columbus July 25, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, Our Back Pages The Knights of Columbus will acknowledge an important part of their roots Aug. 7-9, when the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization holds its 136th annual Supreme Convention in Baltimore.
