During the 126th annual Army-Navy Game on Dec. 13, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori led college Knights from the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy in praying a rosary at halftime. With the Black Knights holding a 13-7 lead at the break, cade...

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Knights from the United States and Mexico met at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge in Laredo, Texas, to pass on Knights of Columbus Silver Roses Dec. 10. Two days later, on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexican Knights brought the roses to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe i...

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On a crisp Friday morning in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, a crowd of people — including numerous Knights of Columbus and their families — gathered at Civic Green Park to witness the unveiling of a newly installed memorial. It stands as a lasting tribute to Kendrick Castillo, the 18-year-ol...

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Amid the flurry of holiday bargain hunting that marks Black Friday, Knights from Woonsocket (Rhode Island) Council 113 focused on a more meaningful mission: hosting their annual Christmas toy drive. Joined by officers from the Woonsocket Police Department and other community volunteers, the Knigh...

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Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly delivered opening remarks and participated in a panel discussion at the inaugural Symposium on Young American Men, held Nov. 3 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The daylong symposium, organized by the Lafayette Company, was a bipartisan gathering of lawmaker...

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As the Knights of Columbus approaches historic levels of growth, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly urged state deputies to maintain the momentum amid new challenges. Fraternal leaders representing nearly 70 jurisdictions gathered in Denver Nov. 14-16 for the annual Midyear Membership Meeting of State Dep...

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In his 13 years of priestly ministry, until his untimely death in 1890, Father Michael McGivney left a lasting impact on the Connecticut parishes where he served. Since he founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882, the spiritual legacy of this humble parish priest has expanded across the globe —...

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Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly was named 2025 Honorary Patron by the Saint John XXIII Foundation, which contributes to the pastoral support of Catholics in the armed services, during its Patrons Reception in Charleston, South Carolina, on Oct. 23. In the award proclamation, the foundation’s b...

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While the prophet Jeremiah did not have the United States — or any modern nation — in mind, his description of calls for “‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace” (Jer 6:14) aptly illustrates our current political and cultural discourse. Many decry the rancor and p...

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In the late 1980s, Past Grand Knight Robert Mendoza and his wife, Vera, of John F. Kennedy Council 5729 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, established a Crusade for Life prayer program in their parish to ask the Blessed Virgin’s intercession for an end to abortion. Based on a Supreme Council initiati...

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