Knights of Columbus Cardinal Stritch Council 3674 held a freethrow basketball contest at St. Joseph Parish Gym in Libertyville on Jan. 11. Knights councils around the state are holding similar contests. Winners from Libertyville proceed to district contests in February. Twenty-six young people participated. Free-throw winners: (girls) Jillian Miller, 9; Teresa Morozin, 10; and Madison Konen, 11; (boys) Nicholas Pucin, 9; Tom Rudolph, 10; Jack Sachs, 11; Connor Lutes, 12; Patrick Graham, 14.
Knights’ Silver Rose pilgrimage makes stop at St. Theresa in Palatine Parishioners and Knights of Columbus councils across the Archdiocese of Chicago welcomed a silver rose with prayers to Mary during the last week of August, part of the Knights of Columbus international annual Silver Rose pilgrimage.
Blessed McGivney: Model parish priest with 'zeal' for Gospel, for serving faithful Blessed Michael J. McGivney was "an outstanding witness of Christian solidarity and fraternal assistance" because of his "zeal" for proclaiming the Gospel and his "generous concern for his brothers and sisters," Pope Francis said in his apostolic letter of beatification of the founder of the Knights of Columbus.
Pope clears way for beatification of Knights of Columbus founder Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, clearing the way for his beatification.