As the United States celebrated Independence Day last week, Pope Leo XIV received Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore in a private audience at the Vatican. The July 4 audience was the first meeting of the U.S.-born pope with the leader of the Knight...

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Viktor Openko was helping civilians board evacuation trains as rockets rained around Khutir-Mykhailivskyi train station in northeastern Ukraine. It was May 14, 2024, six miles from the Russian border. “People started running in every direction,” Openko recalled. “With shells exp...

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Nearly 30 men received the Fourth Degree at an exemplification held during the Prince Edward Island State Convention on April 26, one of the largest Fourth Degree exemplifications to take place in Canada since the revised ceremonial format was introduced earlier this year. It was also one of the ...

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On June 20, 2025, the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors appointed Anthony R. Picarello Jr. as supreme advocate. He succeeds John A. Marrella, who served as supreme advocate since 2009 and was appointed supreme secretary in 2024. Picarello has served as the executive director of the Saint Joh...

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Father Eric Sternberg, a member of University of Wisconsin-Madison Council 6568, had envisioned organizing a Eucharistic procession with university students through the state’s capital since becoming pastor of St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center in 2023. “Why not have a public ma...

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A recent documentary highlights the Order’s role in the development of religious liberty in the United States The Knights of Columbus and Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly are featured in a new documentary that chronicles the inspiring, often contentious and sometimes violent evolution of religi...

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Amid the conflict and turmoil of war in Ukraine, the traveling Pilgrim Icon of the Sacred Heart of Jesus has been a consoling presence at parishes where the image has been displayed for veneration. Since the program began in January, more than 300 blessed Sacred Heart icons have traveled to paris...

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Fraternal leaders representing more than 70 Knights of Columbus jurisdictions worldwide gathered in New Haven, Connecticut, for the annual Organizational Meeting of State Deputies, held June 4-8, to unite in prayer and prepare for the upcoming fraternal year. Throughout the week, state deputies f...

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Lifting up our Holy Father to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 350 years ago this June, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque received the last of several private revelations from Jesus, in which he reminded her repeatedly of his boundless love for all. Following her visions, devotion to Jesus’ Sacred Heart ...

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Despite harsh economic realities, immense spiritual needs and a general decline in priestly vocations across Ukraine, the Knights of Columbus is helping chart a path forward for the country’s future priests. In recent years, the Order has fostered a dynamic expansion of seminary councils ar...

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