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OUR MISSION
Supreme Knight
John Murphy
“As an Order of Catholic men we seek to serve God in fidelity to the teachings of the Magisterium of the Church. Inspired by the Evangelical zeal of our patron St. Columbanus we will promote a deeper understanding of these teachings for our members and the wider Church.”
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Public Speaking Competition 2025-26
Knights of St Columbanus Public Speaking Competition Dates 2026
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Jubilee of Hope Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi
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POPE ADDRESSES FAITHFUL
Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to share not only material goods but time, presence, and empathy.
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DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS
Order of the Knights of St Columbanus Mourns the Death of His Holiness Pope Francis
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ELECTION OF POPE LEO XIV
Order of the Knights of St Columbanus celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV
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5/16/2026
The Catholic Church’s response to AI — so far
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Pope Leo XIII was known for his engagement with the profound social changes of the industrial revolution, especially through his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum. His successor Pope Leo XIV chose his papal name, in part, becaus...
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5/16/2026
Leo XIV greets young people who fled war-torn Gaza and will continue their studies in Rome
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A total of 72 young people from the Gaza Strip arrived in Rome this week to continue their academic studies at various universities across the city, an opportunity that opens up for them a hopeful path amidst the tragedy of w...
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5/15/2026
Pope Leo XIV rejects use of death penalty in fight against organized crime, drug trafficking
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Pope Leo XIV called for respect for human dignity in the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking and reiterated his rejection of the death penalty, torture, and any degrading punishment in the face of a scourge tha...
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5/15/2026
Poland to register same-sex ‘marriages’ from EU countries
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Speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting on May 12, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk pledged that Poland would move to recognize same-sex “marriages” conducted in other European Union countries involving Polish citizens. Since Po...
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5/15/2026
SSPX responds to Vatican warning about excommunication with ‘declaration of Catholic faith’
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The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) addressed Pope Leo XIV this week with a statement of faith it called “the minimum necessary to be in communion with the Church.” In an introduction to the “Declaration of Cathol...
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