Knights of Columbus News

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.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled March 11 that the words “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance “do not violate the Establishment Clause” of the First Amendment to the Constitution..

The health care debate has now reached its final and most critical stage, with final votes expected by March 19th.

Knights of Columbus donations to benefit Haiti earthquake victims has climbed to more than $500,000, including nearly $100,000 from 34 state councils, and more than $150,000 from 512 local councils.

The health care reform proposal released by the White House this week maintains the language in the Senate bill allowing abortion funding. The White House proposal is designed to make changes to the Senate bill, and the omission of any reference to abortion in the proposal means that the Senate language on abortion remains intact.

On February 19, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI presided at a consistory at the Vatican for the canonization of six blessed, including Brother André Bessette, a humble native of Quebec, Canada.

The health care reform proposal released by the White House this week maintains the language in the Senate bill allowing abortion funding. The White House proposal is designed to make changes to the Senate bill, and the omission of any reference to abortion in the proposal means that the Senate language on abortion remains intact.

A House-Senate conference committee will negotiate a single version of the bill upon their return this month (the House returns on January 12 and the Senate returns on January 19)."

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

The task of the laity is to renew culture through distinctive and authentic Christian witness.

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.

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.

On December 10th, three silver roses, whose journey began six months ago in Canada, were exchanged on the International Bridge at the Mexico-U.S. border as a delegation from Texas met a delegation from Mexico."

At a panel discussion hosted by Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi, the Italian language version of Supreme Knight Carl Anderson's best-selling book A Civilization of Love (Una Civiltà Dell'Amore) was officially released in Rome on December 9."