Knights of Columbus

The soccer fields have served a loftier goal than simply being arenas of competition. They function under a mission entrusted to the Knights by Pope Benedict XV: to keep the children of Rome Catholic.

“Mother Teresa: No Greater Love,” directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaker David Naglieri, will be shown Oct. 3-4 in about 900 theaters as part of Fathom Events’ Saints series.

“With the help of the Ukraine Solidarity Fund, he has opened channels of support from Knights in Poland, the United States and around the world,” said Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly.

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The prayer kits blessed by Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, who heads the U.S. military archdiocese, and were then shipped to Ukraine for distribution to active-duty and injured Ukrainian soldiers.

Sharing blessed Easter baskets is a special tradition in East European countries, and the tradition takes on special importance this year amid Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Mayfield was among the towns hardest hit by multiple tornadoes late Dec. 10 into early Dec. 11, including one that was on the ground for more than 200 miles, leveling communities across numerous states and killing more than 75 people in Kentucky.

In a four-part series, “Knights of Columbus Baseball: An American Story,” Andrew Fowler recounts the Catholic-American story of how the Knights of Columbus and individual Knights stepped up to the plate to produce memorable moments and shape the sport “for the better.”