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The Columbian Squires is an international youth fraternity run by the Knights of Columbus for Catholic boys between the ages of 10 and 18. Its stated mission is "to develop young men as leaders who understand their Catholic religion, who have a strong commitment to the Church and who are ready, willing and capable of patterning their lives after the Youth Christ."
The Knights of Columbus were among the groups that welcomed Pope Benedict XVI on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2008, the pontiff's 81st birthday, during his visit to the U.S. [113] In March 2016 the Knights of Columbus delivered to Secretary of State John Kerry a 280-page report entitled Genocide Against Christians in the ...
The Knights of Columbus presented a check to Catholic University of America on the steps of the university's McMahon Hall in 1904 to establish a Chair of American History. Since its earliest days, the Knights of Columbus has been a "Catholic anti-defamation society." [130] In 1914, it established a Commission on Religious Prejudices. [130]
Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church, FM 2672, High Hill, Texas, built 1906, NRHP-listed [6] Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 105 N. William St., Victoria, Texas, Romanesque Revival style, NRHP-listed [6] Park Hotel, known as the Plaza Hotel since 1919, 217 S. River St., Seguin, Texas, NRHP-listed, [6] opened 1917
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Patrick E. Kelly is the fourteenth and current Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus. He was the founding executive director of the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. In February 2021, he was elected by the board of directors to succeed Carl A. Anderson as the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus. His term started ...
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The Knights of Columbus was the first organization to provide college scholarships to veterans returning home from World War I. [51] The War Activities Committee first announced in August 1919 that 50 scholarships would be awarded, including tuition, fees, books, equipment, and room and board. [51]