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Entries for January 2025

Faith Amid Flames

Posted on January 30, 2025 in: General News

Faith Amid Flames
Knights from several local councils participated in a large-scale food distribution in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 18 to assist people affected by the wildfires. Knights also helped distribute water, clothing, toiletries and other essential supplies. Through the Knights of Columbus Disaster Relief...

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Hope in the Heartland

Posted on January 30, 2025 in: General News

Hope in the Heartland
A 1-year-old bundle of energy named Wrenlee was the center of attention at New Creation Pregnancy Resource Center in Carroll, Iowa, when she and her mother, Karlee Jones, visited the familiar facility this past December. “Being a mom is the best thing in the world,” Jones said with a ...

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United in the Sacred Heart

Posted on January 15, 2025 in: General News

United in the Sacred Heart
The Knights of Columbus launched its new Pilgrim Icon Program centered on devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus with a Holy Hour on the first Friday of January — the day dedicated to the Sacred Heart each month — at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, the birthplace of the Order. Du...

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A Papal Audience

Posted on January 15, 2025 in: General News

A Papal Audience
Pope Francis received Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly in a private audience at the Vatican, Dec. 20. The supreme knight provided an update to the Holy Father on notable activities of the Knights of Columbus in the past year, including the growth of the Cor men’s faith formation initiative, charit...

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Coats for Kids Brings Smiles to All
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Catholic Review, the official news outlet of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Copyright (c) 2024 Catholic Review Media. Used with permission. Smiles and laughter filled St. Agnes School’s gymnasium in Catonsville, Maryland, the morni...

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Pro-Life Across Borders

Posted on January 15, 2025 in: General News

Pro-Life Across Borders
As drums beat and cries of “Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe” rang out, Knights of Columbus from the United States delivered two Knights of Columbus Silver Roses to brother Knights from Mexico during a Dec. 10 ceremony at the midway point of the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge in...

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Devoted to the Heart of Jesus

Posted on January 15, 2025 in: General News

Devoted to the Heart of Jesus
The Knights of Columbus is launching a new Pilgrim Icon Program in 2025 centered on the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The new prayer program — announced by Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly at the Organizational Meeting of State Deputies in June and at the 142nd Supreme Convention in Au...

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Caring for the Called

Posted on January 15, 2025 in: General News

Caring for the Called
Zachary Samples was a third-year seminarian for the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, in 2019 when his mother died suddenly in a traffic collision. In the time of intense grief that followed, the care packages he received every month in the mail from Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Council 11582 carried...

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Hail Mary’ at Halftime

Posted on January 15, 2025 in: General News

Hail Mary’ at Halftime
More than 60,000 people watched from the stands as cadets and midshipmen from the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy faced off at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on Dec. 14., for the 125th annual Army-Navy football game. One of college football’s most storied rivalrie...

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