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Poll: Big Shift Among Practicing and Non-Practicing Catholics After Papal Visit
New polling data released May 8 by the Knights of Columbus shows that Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States in April produced a sharp jump in the proportion of American Catholics with a more positive view of the pope following his trip. The information provides data specifically about Catholics, and is a companion to an analysis released April 30 about the views of Americans generally.
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Knights and New York Giants Show Support for Life Athletes
 The day after the Super Bowl XLII champion New York Giants were welcomed to the White House by President Bush, coach Tom Coughlin, the Mara family and many current and former Giants turned out at a K of C-sponsored gala dinner in Greenwich, Conn., benefiting Life Athletes. Life Athletes is an association of more than 300 professional and Olympic athletes who promote virtue, abstinence, and respect for life. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson and Chris Godfrey, the starting right guard for the Super Bowl XXI champion New York Giants and president of Life Athletes, are pictured with the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Godfrey is a member of Santa Maria Council 553 in South Bend, Ind., and Lombardi belonged to Msgr. Basche Council 4505 in Green Bay, Wis., – both are featured in By Their Works.
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'A Civilization of Love' Has People Talking About Power of Faith
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Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson held an online discussion of his new book, A Civilization of Love. This New York Times best-seller, develops themes – hope, Catholic social values and the power of faith to transform culture – that Pope Benedict addressed during his U.S. visit.
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Pope Recalls Father McGivney's 'Remarkable Accomplishment'
During an April 19 homily at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Pope Benedict XVI made special mention of “the remarkable accomplishment of that exemplary American priest, the Venerable Michael McGivney, whose vision and zeal led to the establishment of the Knights of Columbus.”
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Papal Trip Web Site
At a Mass celebrated in Yankee Stadium before 58,000 participants on the last day of his visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI took one more occasion to address young people.
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In an address at the UN Friday, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the importance of human rights based on natural law and the God-given dignity of the human person.
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Knights Providing Tribute for Pope’s Yankee Stadium Mass
Pope Benedict XVI will have a lasting memorial of his April 20 Mass at Yankee Stadium, courtesy of the Knights of Columbus. The New York ballpark will permanently commemorate the occasion with a bronze plaque, commissioned by the Catholic fraternal organization, which is based in nearby New Haven, Conn.
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Cross-Canada Pilgrimage Counted on Knights
The Ark of the New Covenant, the symbolic centerpiece of the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) to be held in Quebec City in June, is being carried across Canada by members of the Knights of Columbus.
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An Unparalleled Model
In proclaiming our founder a Venerable Servant of God, Pope Benedict XVI has given the Knights a great spiritual gift.
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126th Supreme Convention in Quebec
The 126th Supreme Convention will be held at the Quebec Convention Centre in Quebec City Aug. 5-7. Delegates should arrive no later than Monday, Aug. 4.
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The Last Secret of Fatima - Online Discussion
Join Supreme Knight Anderson on May 28 as he discusses Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone’s new book, The Last Secret of Fatima. Cardinal Bertone definitively reveals and explains one of the most misunderstood events in the 20th century.
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Vatican Approves Decree of 'Heroic Virtue'
Pope Benedict XVI declared Father Michael J. McGivney venerable March 15, approving a decree of "Heroic Virtue" for the parish priest who founded the Knights of Columbus. This step significantly advances Father McGivney's cause for sainthood.
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Pastoral Solutions for Children of Divorce and Parents of Aborted Children
Many children are harmed when their parents divorce, and women and men experience emotional pain and psychological effects as a result of abortion. That was the message of an international panel of experts meeting in Rome April 4-5 to discuss pastoral solutions for those affected.
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Abortion Proponents Back Down on AIDS Legislation
Faced with firm opposition from the Knights of Columbus, the U.S Bishops Conference, many other pro-life groups, and the White House, the House Foreign Affairs Committee has agreed to drop language that would have opened the door to using AIDS relief funds to pay for abortions in Africa. The committee’s action was taken during a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
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Fourth Degree Knights Raise Funds for Dome
Fourth Degree Knights are raising funds to offset the cost of the Knights of Columbus Incarnation Dome at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Order committed $1 million to the dome, which was dedicated Nov. 17 and is challenging Fourth Degree assemblies to raise half of this amount.
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Order Underwrites Papal Essay Contest
The Knights of Columbus, in conjunction with the Diocese of Green Bay, Wis., is sponsoring a nationwide essay contest to welcome Pope Benedict XVI to the United States April 15-20. The contest is open to students in grades nine through 12.
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| Special Insurance Offer Available to Knights |
| Supreme Knight Carl Anderson recently mailed a very special offer to all members in the United States and Canada between the ages of 18 and 65. The “new member plan,” a low-cost permanent life insurance product, is normally available only to new members and their wives when they join the Order. For a limited time, in connection with the 125th anniversary of the Order, the plan is being made available to existing members as well. |
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