Pope Leo thanks Knights of Columbus for generosity to Vatican, service to communities
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Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly during an audience with Knights of Columbus leadership at the Vatican on Oct. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican MediaVatican City, Oct 6, 2025 / 12:24 pm (CNA).Pope Leo XIV on Monday met with leaders of the Knights of Columbus, whom he thanked for their generosity to the Vatican and their dedicated service to local communities in the United States. He also expressed his "profound gratitude" for the Knights' funding of the restorations of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's baldacchino and monument of the Chair of St. Peter in St. Peter's Basilica, completed last year. Such contributions are "a visible sign of your continued devotion to the vicar of Christ," the pontiff said, addressing members of the board of directors and their families in the Apostolic Palace's Hall of the Consistory. "Throughout its history, the order has supported the charitable work of the Roman pontiff in a variety of ways, includi...
Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly during an audience with Knights of Columbus leadership at the Vatican on Oct. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Oct 6, 2025 / 12:24 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV on Monday met with leaders of the Knights of Columbus, whom he thanked for their generosity to the Vatican and their dedicated service to local communities in the United States.
He also expressed his "profound gratitude" for the Knights' funding of the restorations of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's baldacchino and monument of the Chair of St. Peter in St. Peter's Basilica, completed last year.
Such contributions are "a visible sign of your continued devotion to the vicar of Christ," the pontiff said, addressing members of the board of directors and their families in the Apostolic Palace's Hall of the Consistory.
"Throughout its history, the order has supported the charitable work of the Roman pontiff in a variety of ways, including through the 'Vicarius Christi' Fund, which allows him to express solidarity with the poor and most vulnerable throughout the world," Leo continued.
The pope noted that local Knights councils "seek to bring the compassion and love of the Lord into your local communities, including through your efforts to uphold the sanctity of human life in all of its stages, to assist victims of war and natural disasters, and also to support priestly vocations."
The Knights of Columbus is a lay Catholic men's organization with more than 2.1 million members worldwide. It was founded by Blessed Michael McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882.
The pope also sent a video greeting to the Knights of Columbus during their 143rd Supreme Convention in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 5. On July 4, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore met Pope Leo for the first time in a private audience at the Vatican.
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