Last week, as the United States celebrated Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV received Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori in a private audience at the Vatican for the first time. The supreme knight and supreme chaplain pledged the Order’s loyalty to Pope Leo and promised ongoing prayers and support for his pontificate. They also presented the Holy Father with special gifts related to the patriotic occasion of the visit and the pope’s Augustinian background.

Pope Leo XIV Receives K of C Leaders in Audience

SSupreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori met with Pope Leo in a private audience at the Vatican on July 4. The visit was an opportunity to inform the Holy Father about the Order’s works of charity and faith formation, and to assure him of the Knights’ prayers for his Petrine ministry.
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Scarred But Standing

Viktor Openko lost his leg while helping evacuate civilians during a deadly shelling attack in northeastern Ukraine last year. Thanks to a new partnership between the Knights of Columbus and the Protez Foundation, a Ukrainian-American nonprofit organization based in Oakdale, Minnesota, Openko received a custom prosthetic leg 10 months later — becoming the first Ukrainian to benefit from the new initiative.  
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Beacons and Builders of Unity

Knights must be unifiers in an increasingly divided world, Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori writes in the July/August issue of Columbia. “Father McGivney … demonstrated that the Church’s mission of evangelization hinges on that unity of faith brought about by the Holy Spirit,” he explains. “He reached out to the wider community and helped his Knights see that there is no charity without unity.”
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A Spiritual Anchor

At U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Bishop John J. Kaising Council 14223 serves as a spiritual anchor for Catholic military families. Despite constant turnover due to short deployments, Knights like Brandon Schild, former district deputy and past grand knight, and Stanley Robinson, also a past grand knight, strengthen both the base and local community — welcoming newcomers and fostering faith, fraternity and service. 
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‘Six-Tool Discipleship’

Just as a “six-tool player” in baseball excels in all aspects of the game — including mental toughness — Father Burke Masters, a brother Knight and chaplain to the Chicago Cubs, encourages Catholics to become a “six-tool disciples” of Christ. His formula: Grow in faith through intentional discipleship, worship, generosity, service, building fraternity, and imitating Christ’s virtues.
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