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Mullen was one of the original members of the Knights of Columbus. [1] He joined on February 2, 1882. [6] When Father Michael McGivney first conceived of creating the Order, he proposed the name the Sons of Columbus. [7] Mullen instead suggested using Knights instead of Sons to better exemplify the ritualistic nature of the nascent organization ...
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]
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 ...
Michael Joseph McGivney (August 12, 1852 – August 14, 1890) was an American Catholic priest based in New Haven, Connecticut.He founded the Knights of Columbus at a local parish to serve as a mutual aid and insurance organization, particularly for immigrants and their families.
John J. Cone (born 1858 – January 1937) was the fourth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from 1898 to 1899 and Fire Commissioner of Jersey City, New Jersey. [1]Cone was a founding member of Jersey City Council #137 of the Knights of Columbus on November 3, 1895. [2]
The chief of critical care at a Baltimore hospital who helped treat the "sickest" patients died on Saturday of the coronavirus. Doctor who 'selflessly' cared for 'sickest patients' dies of coronavirus
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 ...
Elspeth Tavares, founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of The Business of Film, an independent film industry trade publication founded in 1980, has died at her home in London following a short ...