Holy Cross Knights of Columbus

(MANCHESTER, NH) – The Knights of Columbus scored an important victory in federal court in New Hampshire on Wednesday, September 30, when U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe upheld the constitutionality of the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Atheist Michael Newdow had filed the lawsuit against the school system in Hanover, New Hampshire on [...]

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Letter from Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson
Dear Brother Knight:
It is probably fair to say that no other single activity has defined the Knights of Columbus over the past half century as much as the pro-life movement.
Following the shock of the Supreme Court’s decision to preempt all state and federal laws regulating abortion in Roe v. [...]

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Nationwide survey of Catholic voters to be released Tuesday

Supreme Knight Anderson unveils poll in live webcast from Rome
The Knights of Columbus will release the results of a nationwide survey of Catholic voters at a news conference at the National Press Club on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson will describe the results [...]

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“Vote Pro-Life” radio ad begins airing nationwide today

Knights of Columbus spot features beating heart of 10 week old unborn child
New Haven, CT – September 23, 2008 -
A 30 second radio spot encouraging people to “vote pro-life” in the November elections begins running on radio stations around the United States today. It will continue to [...]

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Supreme Knight Carl Anderson sent an open letter to Senator Joseph Biden on Friday, September 19, challenging the assertion of the vice presidential candidate that Catholic teaching on abortion is not clear. The letter was published in USA Today, The Washington Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Wilmington News Journal, among others.
Writing “as a fellow Catholic [...]

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While the Knights of Columbus does not directly get involved with the political process, it’s important to point out when a Brother Knight discovers a problem in it.
Faithful Navigator Jim Vote, while a labor research intern at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a political think tank, discovered an issue that will affect a ballot [...]

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