As temperatures continue to drop, the Knights of Columbus’ Toronto Council 1388 is maximizing the reach of its Give a Kid a Coat this Christmas campaign through a newfound partnership with the Catholic Children������Ƶapp Aid Society of Toronto (CCAS).

“It is a good time to be a Knight of Columbus,” declared Arthur Peters, who joined the worldwide Catholic fraternal service order in 1986.

The "days of easy faith are over," and a "new generation of Catholic men" are needed in the church, said the head of the Knights of Columbus at the global Catholic fraternal organization's annual gathering.

St. Peter������Ƶapp Baldachin (Baldacchino in Italian) is undergoing its first major restoration since 1758, thanks to the efforts of the Knights of Columbus. 

Knights of Columbus hit milestone in keeping kids warm

During two years of COVID-19 pandemic, the Church has been wrought with challenges of Mass attendance and participation among the faithful. It������Ƶapp been a trying time for parishes trying to engage churchgoers amid the chaos, confusion and restrictions on places of worship.

To understand what it means to be Catholic in North America, one must also understand the story of the Indigenous peoples of the land. That is the message behind the new documentary Enduring Faith: The Story of Native American Catholics, produced by the Knights of Columbus.

The story of Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, is being retold to ensure that Catholics everywhere know of the immigrant son who heralded the birth of a modern Catholic Church before a deadly pandemic took him in 1890 — two days after his 38th birthday.

It������Ƶapp an incident that caused some despair among St. Patrick������Ƶapp parishioners, but they would soon receive some solace with the help of local Knights of Columbus.

Dictionaries offer two definitions for the word beatify. The first is “to make supremely happy.” The second is “a declaration of blessedness” and, for Catholics, this is the step before canonization.