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Members of the Supreme Board of Directors elected officers for the coming year and installed new board members at their quarterly meeting in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 9."]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548878.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548878.html
More than 143 Knights representing approximately 65 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic attended the annual Knights of Columbus College Council Conference Oct. 2-4 in New Haven. John Paul II Council 14188 at Harvard University was named Outstanding College Council."]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/members/knights/college/index.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/members/knights/college/index.html
The Knights of Columbus scored an important victory in federal court in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Sept. 30, when U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe upheld the constitutionality of the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance."]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548861.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548861.html
The Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus has sent an emergency donation of $50,000 to the Philippines to help in efforts to recover from record flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana (known locally as Typhoon Ondong). At least 140 people died in flooding in the capital of Manila, where more than 80 percent of the city was under water at the height of the storm."]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548842.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548842.html
Amid mariachi players, Mexican dancers and more than 1,000 pilgrims and onlookers, a unique tilma relic associated with Our Lady of Guadalupe was carried reverently through the streets of New Haven in a Guadalupe Celebration sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.The faithful came from all across Connecticut and even from neighboring states on Sept. 9 to take part in the colorful procession, which began at St. Mary’s Church, passed the New Haven Green and City Hall, wound by the Knights of Columbus’ 22-story international headquarters, and finished at the Knights of Columbus Museum. The procession line spread out for two city blocks, as groups carried banners from their parishes, children marched in colorful Mexican garb, and dozens of Fourth Degree Knights in regalia walked in formation. The purpose of the procession was to proclaim the unity of all people of America – North, Central and South – under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe."]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548830.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548830.html
The Knights of Columbus, one of the nation's most active volunteer service organizations - and the world's largest lay Catholic organization - will air a unique 60-second 9/11 tribute ad during NBC-TV's broadcast of the inaugural game of the NFL's 2009 season on Thursday night, Sept. 10. The spot directs viewers to www.servicetogether.org – a new Knights of Columbus Web site with resources for volunteers and volunteer organizations."]]> http://www.servicetogether.org/en/index.html http://www.servicetogether.org/en/index.html
The speculation over what the pope and president would discuss, and whether or not abortion would be center stage has been answered affirmatively. As the Vatican’s statement makes clear “the conversation turned first of all” to issues “such as the defense and promotion of life, and the right to abide by one’s conscience." We also know that President Obama told the pope of his desire to "reduce the number of abortions," and of his "respect for the positions of the Church."]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/548740.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/548740.html
The American people continue to move to the pro-life perspective on abortion according to the latest Moral Compass survey by the Knights of Columbus and Marist Poll. The poll mirrored findings of other recent surveys, showing that more Americans identify as pro-life than as pro-choice, and that the vast majority of Americans favor restricting abortion. Among key findings: 86 pecent of Americans would significantly restrict abortion.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/polls/index.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/polls/index.html
Knights of Columbus leader Carl Anderson has expressed his hopes that the meeting between U.S. President Obama and Pope Benedict XVI this Friday will be a "wonderful opportunity" for sharing the Catholic faith. In an interview with CNA, Anderson said that the meeting will be a chance for the Pontiff to clearly explain Church teaching on a wide range of topics. "I think it is always a wonderful opportunity when a Head of State meets with the Holy Father," Anderson told CNA. "Obviously, the relationship between the United States and the Vatican is very important, is very complex," he noted.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548602.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548602.html
Pope Benedict XVI issued an encyclical letter July 7 that calls for an ethical, principled approach to economic and social responsibilities. The document, entitled Caritas in Veritate (Love in Truth), addressed not only to Catholics but to "all people of good will," deals with a variety of modern cultural issues. Its underlying message, however, is a renewed exhortation of the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. The Holy Father reminds readers at the outset that love, or charity, "rejoices in the truth" and "is an extraordinary force which leads people to opt for courageous and generous engagement in the field of justice and peace."]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548601.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548601.html
Despite the poor economy, the Order's insurance program has received the highest ratings from Standard & Poor's and A.M. Best for financial security.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548557.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548557.html
In keeping with the Order's longstanding "In Solidarity With Our Priests" campaign, the Supreme Knight has called upon all Knights to actively participate in the "Year for Priests" declared by Pope Benedict XVI. The centerpiece of the Order's program for this yearlong celebration (June 19, 2009 – June 19, 2010) is a new holy card featuring a prayer for priests.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/leadership_institute/surge_with_service/church_activities/year_priests/index.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/leadership_institute/surge_with_service/church_activities/year_priests/index.html
In a new book, Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization of Love, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson and Monsignor Eduardo Chávez trace the history of Our Lady of Guadalupe from the sixteenth century to the present to discuss how her message was and continues to be an important catalyst for religious and cultural transformation, speaking to contemporary issues confronting the American continents and people today.]]> http://www.guadalupebook.com/gb/index.html http://www.guadalupebook.com/gb/index.html
The Knights of Columbus announced June 12 that it set new all-time records for charitable donations and volunteer service hours in 2008. Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson released the results of the Order’s annual survey in a presentation to its board of directors and state leaders, meeting at its international headquarters in New Haven.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548553.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548553.html
In his monthly column, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson says that as modern secularism leads to self-destruction, Catholics must work to build a new culture of life.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/548521.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/548521.html
A special two-page section in Monday's New York Times on the need to increase charitable giving featured the Knights of Columbus among major organizations that emphasize volunteerism in helping those in need.]]> http://kofc.org/un/cmf/resources/Communications/documents/charitiesad_20090518.pdf http://kofc.org/un/cmf/resources/Communications/documents/charitiesad_20090518.pdf
In a new column on Zenit, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson discusses the meaning and significance of U.S. attitudes toward Pope Benedict XVI.]]> http://zenit.org/article-25934?l=englishl hhttp://zenit.org/article-25934?l=english
The Knights of Columbus has joined a pivotal legislative battle for religious liberty in Connecticut, as the state’s General Assembly considers a bill intended that would codify last year’s state Supreme Court ruling imposing same-sex marriage with virtually no protections for religious freedom. A Marist poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus shows that voters in the state strongly believe that religious liberty protections should be included in the bill.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548445.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548445.html
In 1979, Pope John Paul II, drawing from the whole of the Catholic tradition, introduced his “theology of the body,” thus giving a much richer presentation of the Church’s teaching on sexuality and reframing the relationship of spirituality and the physical body. In Called to Love (Doubleday Religion, $24), New York Times best-selling author Carl Anderson and Father José Granados build upon these teachings and further examine the tremendous gift they offer.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548424.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/events/detail/548424.html
The papacy of John Paul II ended four years ago this week, with his death on April 2, 2005. Several years later, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson was interviewed by Totus Tuus, the monthly magazine of the Postulation of the Cause for the Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God John Paul II, about the Holy Father's life, his theological insights into marital love and family life, and the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. It is republished here in commemoration of the anniversary of his death.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/events/detail/548370.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/events/detail/548370.html
Supreme officers, state officers of Connecticut, and a contingent of college council leaders gathered for Mass at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven on Sunday, March 29 for a special Founder’s Day Mass. Supreme Chaplain Bishop William E. Lori was the principal celebrant, and he was joined by a large group of concelebrating priests.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548378.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548378.html
On March 30, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson traveled to Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., to deliver a lecture on his book, A Civilization of Love. The visit also marked the 80th anniversary of the College of the Holy Cross Council 2706, which was founded on March 26, 1929.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/members/knights/college/index.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/members/knights/college/index.html
Antonella Cappuccio, a modern Italian artist, was on hand to open an exhibition of personally-selected paintings at the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven. Her paintings feature a diversity of styles and mediums, which express keen insights into the spiritual and emotional richness of the human experience. Cappuccio’s work is very familiar to Knights; her paintings of Father Michael J. McGivney and Pope Benedict XVI have been used for covers of Columbia magazine.]]> http://www.kofcmuseum.org/en/exhibits/cappuccio/index.html http://www.kofcmuseum.org/en/exhibits/cappuccio/index.html
The Georgia State Council of the Knights of Columbus marked March 25, the Day of the Unborn Child, by donating a brand new ultrasound machine to the Women’s Enrichment Center in Dalton, Georgia.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548377.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548377.html
More than 5,000 Catholics attended a rally for religious freedom at the State Capitol in Hartford, Conn., March 11. The rally, which featured the state's bishops and Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, came a day after a bill that would strip Connecticut Catholic bishops and priests of their administrative powers was abruptly withdrawn by its legislative sponsors.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/officers/media/videos/ctrally.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/officers/media/videos/ctrally.html
Text of the Supreme Knight's address.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548357.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548357.html
An attack on the Catholic Church of Connecticut by leaders of the state legislature’s Judiciary Committee “is clearly unconstitutional and poses a danger to all religions, even though its immediate target is the Catholic Church,” Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, said today.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548358.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548358.html
Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson on Friday welcomed representatives of 110 nonprofit service organizations to an emergency summit on volunteerism as a response to the economic crisis. “Our presence here today,” he said, “is truly a sign of hope. We have heard so much lately about the lack of ‘consumer confidence’ and have heard expert after expert speak in bleak terms about the state of the economy. Certainly, we are here to address the human cost of this crisis, [and] to help find solutions.”]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/volunteers/index.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/volunteers/index.html
A nationwide poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus found that the majority of public believes that corporate America needs a new moral direction. The results of the study indicate that most Americans give corporate America poor or failing grades for honesty and ethics and rate the country’s business leadership as poor during this time of economic crisis.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/polls/index.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/polls/index.html
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson delivered a major address at Fairfield University on Jan. 23, calling for increased volunteer action throughout the United States in response to the economic crisis and the decreasing number donations to charitable organizations. Read the full text of his address]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548277.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548277.html
Cumulative figures show that during the past decade, the Knights of Columbus has donated nearly $1.28 billion to charity, and provided in excess of 612 million hours of volunteer service in support of charitable causes.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548266.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548266.html
Many Knights and their families took part in the 36th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22, the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548195.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548195.html
As the nation marked the 36th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion on demand the Knights of Columbus launched a new initiative aimed at providing women considering abortion a new way of viewing the life within them.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548271.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548271.html
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson and Father Julián Carrón, two of the participants in the October 2008 Synod of Bishops in Rome, discussed the synod and its subject, “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of Every Believer,” before a packed audience of more than 250 people at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven on Jan. 19.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548261.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548261.html
On Monday, Jan. 19, a National Day of Service, Knights in Washington, D.C., distributed winter coats to needy children, in the latest addition to the Order's "Help a Child in Need" program. It was the first of three distributions scheduled for major cities in the United States.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548250.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548250.html
In 1924, the Knights of Columbus commissioned and published a landmark history of black Americans:The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America, by civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois. In 2009, a new edition is being published by SquareOne Publishers in New York and features an introduction by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548259.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548259.html
Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson addressed the Sixth World Meeting of Families in Mexico City Jan. 16, offering an analysis of “Family and Solidarity,” drawing upon the teachings of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Anderson pointed out that the notion of solidarity, which Benedict noted was “developed initially among the early socialists,” is actually “a Christian virtue,” according to John Paul.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548254.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548254.html
Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson called the death of Father Richard John Neuhaus “a great loss for people of every faith.” Father Neuhaus died on Thursday, Jan. 8, of complications from cancer. A Lutheran minister who converted in 1990 and was ordained a Catholic priest by the late Cardinal John O’Connor, he founded and edited First Things, a “journal of religion, culture and public life,“ even as he served as pastor of a Catholic parish in a poor part of Brooklyn. “Father Neuhaus was a passionate and effective advocate for preserving an honored place for religion in the life of the nation, and one of the most accomplished Catholic intellectuals of our time,” Anderson said.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548237.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548237.html
The new Form 100 membership document has been in use since October and is being warmly embraced by our membership recruitment teams. Due to changes in insurance regulations, all recruiters must use the new Form 100 exclusively.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/insurance/detail/548194.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/insurance/detail/548194.html
Knights of Columbus across the country are helping families with very young children by gathering donations of baby food and diapers from shoppers at grocery stores.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/utility_pages/yule_2007/index.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/utility_pages/yule_2007/index.html
Knights of Columbus and their families are encouraged to watch this year’s Midnight Mass broadcast from the Vatican on Dec. 24 at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC. Check your area NBC affiliate for local times. Since 1975, the Knights have underwritten the cost of the satellite “uplink,” for the Vatican’s annual Midnight Mass on Christmas]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/events/detail/548178.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/events/detail/548178.html
The task of the laity is to renew culture through distinctive and authentic Christian witness.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/548175.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/548175.html
The Knights of Columbus will hold its First International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe from Aug. 6-8, 2009, following the 127th annual convention in Phoenix. The Congress will conclude with a Guadalupe Festival at Jobing.com Arena on Aug. 8. Nearly 20,000 attendees are expected from throughout the United States and Mexico.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548164.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548164.html
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson issued the following statement Dec. 12 upon learning of the death of Cardinal Avery Dulles: "We are saddened to learn of the death of Avery Cardinal Dulles. He was one of the great Catholic theologians of our time, and a man of deep and abiding faith in God. His final days were reminiscent of Pope John Paul II, who named him a Cardinal. While physical infirmities took away his ability to speak and move his arms, his extraordinary mind was as clear and incisive as ever, even as he went to his heavenly reward. In his farewell speech at Fordham earlier this year, he said, ‘If the Lord now calls me to a period of weakness, I know well that his power can be made perfect in infirmity. Blessed be the name of the Lord.’ Blessed be the soul of Avery Dulles. The Knights of Columbus will keep him and his family in our prayers.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/index.cfm http://www.kofc.org/un/index.cfm
The Knights of Columbus has been working with the Wheelchair Foundation of Camarillo, Calif., for four years, starting with a donation of 2,000 wheelchairs to victims of land mines and war in Afghanistan. Since then, the Knights of Columbus have distributed thousands more wheelchairs – to veterans in the United States – and to those in need in the Middle East, the Philippines, Poland, Mexico and Ecuador.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/leadership_institute/surge_with_service/community/disabilities/wheelchair_foundation/index.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/leadership_institute/surge_with_service/community/disabilities/wheelchair_foundation/index.html
Forty years ago the very first Special Olympics was held in Chicago, and the Knights of Columbus was there to help from the very first day. Joining with Knight Sargent Shriver and his wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Order helped spread Special Olympics throughout the United States and world with both financial and volunteer support. Learn more by watching this very special 11-minute video.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/common/video/index.html?id=/cmf/resources/spOlympics_640360700.flv http://kofc.org/un/eb/common/video/index.html?id=/cmf/resources/spOlympics_640360700.flv
During their Nov. 21-23 semi-annual meeting in Dallas, Supreme Chaplain Bishop William E. Lori urged state deputies to help their state and local chaplains to communicate the truth of the Catholic faith.]]> http://www.kofc.org/eb/common/video/index.html?id=rtmp://advw2kwsdtrf.rtmphost.com/kofc/bishop_lori_dallas.flv http://www.kofc.org/eb/common/video/index.html?id=rtmp://advw2kwsdtrf.rtmphost.com/kofc/bishop_lori_dallas.flv
At the top of the abortion lobby’s agenda next year is passage of the so-called "Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA). It would wipe away, in one stroke, all state and federal laws that limit abortion, including bans on partial birth abortion, conscience protection for health care providers, and limits on taxpayer funding of abortions. Read Supreme Knight Carl Anderson's letter on FOCA and its implications, and the position of the U.S. Bishops Conference on the legislation.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548095.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548095.html
In his column in the November issue of Columbia, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson reiterates his message from the 2008 Supreme Convention, reminding Catholics that "we will never succeed in building a culture of life if we continue to vote for politicians who support a culture of death."]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/548076.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/548076.html
In a special letter sent to all state deputies, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson asked that all councils "schedule a rosary at each local parish on Saturday, Nov. 1, to pray for divine guidance as critical choices are made on Election Day and to entrust the outcome to the maternal intercession of our Blessed Mother." He noted that "much is at stake, especially in states where citizens will have a chance to vote to protect marriage (Arizona, California and Florida), to prevent physician assisted suicide (Washington), to protect the unborn (California, Colorado and South Dakota) and to oppose embryonic stem cell research (Michigan)." He added that in addition, "thousands of candidates will be elected to local, state and federal offices, many of whom will have a voice in deciding whether to legally protect life and marriage." He also asked state deputies to remind all Knights to "pray the Novena for Faithful Citizenship encouraged by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops." .]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548070.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/legislative/detail/548070.html
A new nationwide poll shows that 35 years after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, public support for the court’s unrestricted access to abortion throughout an entire pregnancy stands at just 8 percent. The poll was conducted for the Knights of Columbus by the Marist College Institute of Public Opinion between Sept. 24 and Oct. 3, 2008, and was designed to enable comparisons of the views of Catholic voters with those of the general electorate.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548040.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548040.html
A just-completed nationwide poll provides new insights into America’s Catholic voters, highlighting the ways in which they differ from the electorate as a whole. But the survey also examines in detail the ways in which the 65 percent of Catholics who practice their faith regularly differ from the 35 percent who do not.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548041.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/548041.html
Members of the Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus were received in an audience at the Vatican on Friday, October 3 by Pope Benedict XVI. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson said, "On behalf of our more than 1,750,000 members and their families in the United States, Canada, Philippines, Mexico, the Caribbean and Poland we pledge greater efforts in building new culture of life in all the countries in which we work." In his address, the Holy Father responded, "Dear friends, in the spirit of your founder, the Venerable Michael McGivney, may the Knights of Columbus discover ever new ways to serve as a leaven of the Gospel in the world and a force for the renewal of the Church in holiness and apostolic zeal."]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/547982.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/547982.html
The upheaval in the financial markets in recent days has caused a great deal of concern virtually everywhere, among financial services professionals, regulators and consumers alike. Every major financial institution has been affected by the turmoil because of the complexity of our economy, and we are no exception. But I report to you today that there is no reason to be concerned about the value of your Knights of Columbus annuity or life insurance. Because of our very conservative approach to investing our $14 billion in assets, the impact on the Knights of Columbus has not been material, in other words, it has been minimal – far smaller than for many other organizations and the industry as a whole. We have purposefully avoided investing in the highly complex and speculative investments that have brought disaster to some of America’s most well known companies.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/547926.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/supreme/detail/547926.html
Jean Migneault, former Deputy Supreme Knight and one of the greatest leaders of the Knights of Columbus in the history of Canada, passed away Sept. 4 in Montreal. He was 67 years old.]]> http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/547885.html http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/547885.html
The Catholic University of America will rededicate one of its prominent academic buildings Sept. 8 after a major renovation funded by the Knights of Columbus. The building will be named McGivney Hall in honor of the Venerable Servant of God Father Michael J. McGivney, who founded the Knights in 1882.]]> http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/547927.html http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/547927.html