Knights of Columbus Archives

North Carolina’s first African American Knight of Columbus dies at 87

Mar 2, 2021

Joe Hunt, the first African American member of the Knights of Columbus in North Carolina, died Feb. 13 at age 87.

Kelly to succeed Anderson as Knights of Columbus CEO

Feb 6, 2021

Patrick Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain, is the new leader of the Knights of Columbus, succeeding Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, who has headed the international fraternal organization as its CEO for more than two decades.

By Catholic News Service

Genocide in Nigeria ‘happening before our eyes,’ congressman says at hearing

Dec 19, 2020

The Catholic bishop of Gboko, Nigeria, and the Knights of Columbus added their voices to a Dec. 17 congressional hearing spotlighting sectarian violence in Nigeria in which thousands of Christians have been killed simply for their faith identity.

By Kurt Jensen

Mass offered for healing of Native Americans hurt by ‘historical trauma’

Dec 10, 2020

The Catholic Church can offer a message of healing to Native peoples through a new and inculturated evangelization that shares the hope expressed by Jesus in the Gospel, the executive director of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions said at a Mass celebrating the feast of St. Juan Diego.

By Dennis Sadowski

Blessed McGivney’s vocation, formation, ministry are focus of virtual series

Nov 15, 2020

St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore launched a virtual discussion series in honor of the beatification of an alumnus — Blessed Michael McGivney, a member of the class of 1877 and founder of the Knights of Columbus.

By Colleen Rowan

School named after Blessed McGivney pays special attention to his beatification

Nov 4, 2020

On the day Blessed Michael McGivney was beatified in a cathedral in Hartford, Connecticut, a prayer service to celebrate the event took place hours later in a high school gym more than 1,000 miles away.

By Carol Zimmermann

Archbishop Lori says Blessed McGivney, as parish priest, embodied beatitudes

Nov 2, 2020

Blessed Michael J. McGivney was a priest of the Eight Beatitudes because he lived them “so consistently and thoroughly” as a parish priest and as the founder of the Knights of Columbus, said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, the Knights’ supreme chaplain.

By Julie Asher

Blessed McGivney: Model parish priest with ‘zeal’ for Gospel, for serving faithful

Nov 1, 2020

Blessed Michael J. McGivney was “an outstanding witness of Christian solidarity and fraternal assistance” because of his “zeal” for proclaiming the Gospel and his “generous concern for his brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis said in his apostolic letter of beatification of the founder of the Knights of Columbus.

By Julie Asher