Father McGivney’s Cause
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, September 25, 2009 1:20 PM
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson (left) with Archbishop Henry Mansell of Hartford, Conn., and Dr. Andrea Ambrosi, postulator of the cause for canonization of Father McGivney. (Knights of Columbus)
Below is the text of a press release issued by the Knights of Columbus, about recent developments in the cause for canonization of Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights:
Tribunal submits additional information on reported McGivney miracle to Vatican
Important step forward taken in the cause of Father Michael McGivney
(HARTFORD, CT)—The cause for sainthood of Father Michael... READ MORE
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Knights of Columbus Convention
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, August 06, 2009 9:34 AM
Members of the Knights of Columbus process during the opening of the 127th Supreme Convention Aug. 4 in Phoenix. (CNS)
The annual three-day convention of the Knights of Columbus concludes today in Phoenix.
Featured speakers at the convention include American Cardinal William Levada, prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, and Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Rocco Palmo has posted here a recap of some of the comments by the two... READ MORE
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Knight Fights Somali Pirates
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:24 AM
USS Bainbridge (bainbridge.navy.mil)
Francis Castellano is the commanding officer of the destroyer USS Bainbridge, which led the Navy rescue operation that freed Capt. Richard Phillips from Somali pirates on Easter Sunday.
Cmdr. Castellano is also a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus.
And the man whose rescue he coordinated, Capt. Phillips, is a fellow Catholic, as reported here on the Daily Blog on Easter Monday.
Go... READ MORE
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, December 15, 2008 8:45 AM
Friday was the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the unborn and of the Americas.
Zenit reported that on Friday 6 million people visited Mexico City’s Basilica of Our Lady in Guadalupe, where the famous tilma with the image of her apparition to St. Juan Diego in 1531 is kept.
Speaking at yesterday’s Angelus prayers in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI took note of the... READ MORE
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Barack and Baby Daddies
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, November 14, 2008 1:58 PM
(KRT Illustrations)
Barack Obama understands intimately the profound problems that fatherless families pose for the black community.
The title of Obama’s 2004 autobiography, “Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance,” alludes to his experience of searching for his identity after growing up in a family without the presence of his Kenyan-born father.
Obama’s campaign website contains a section... READ MORE
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Big Wins for Marriage
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 7:43 AM
(Zuma)
California voters are poised to approve Proposition 8, amending their state constitution to define marriage as a one-man, one-woman institution.
Returns compiled as of 5 a.m. today California time showed the Yes side leading 52%-48%, with 91% of precincts supporting.
Voters in two other states, Arizona and Florida, approved ballot measures to amend their state constitutions in the same way. The... READ MORE
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Supreme Knight Chides Biden
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, September 22, 2008 11:16 AM
Sen. Joe Biden on Meet the Press. (CNS/Reuters)
The head of the Knights of Columbus has written an open letter to Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden about Biden’s position on abortion.
Addressing Biden as “a fellow Catholic layman,” Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson took issue with Biden’s abortion-related comments during a Sept. 7 appearance on Meet the Press. Biden said he accepted the Church’s teaching that life... READ MORE
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