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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

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

Carl Anderson: Our Lady of Guadalupe paves a path for the Americas

Aug 29, 2016

Our Lady of Guadalupe is the model for how Christian works of mercy can cross cultural divides in the Americas,... Read more

Want to help persecuted Christians? A few easy steps

Aug 4, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

Middle East Christians need help to survive, and leaders in the relief effort have outlined what the average Catholic can... Read more

Why Middle East Christians feel betrayed by the West

Aug 3, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

Religious freedom is for non-Muslims in the Middle East, too, a Syrian Catholic leader said in a strong warning about... Read more