Immigration is not a problem but an opportunity, says the Archbishop of Los Angeles. This afternoon Archbishop José H. Gomez addressed delegates at the business session of the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention. He criticized current U.S. immigration policy as not being “worthy of our national character”. The Archbishop stressed that he was speaking from ...read more

The 129th Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention continues today in Denver, Colorado. Day two of the annual event began with Mass, presided over by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston in Texas. In case you missed S+L’s broadcast, we republish below the Cardinal’s homily. S+L’s coverage of the Supreme Convention concludes Thursday with the ...read more

“So that the world may know new hope”: That’s the theme of the Knights of Columbus 129th Supreme Convention from Denver, Colorado. The theme is taken from a prayer by Blessed John Paul II at the conclusion of his document Ecclesia in America following the 1997 Synod of Bishops for America. [singlepic id=71 w=320 float=right]It’s ...read more

Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight: [singlepic id=66 w=320 h=240 float=right] I am delighted to welcome all our guests, particularly those now joining us from around the world by watching these proceedings live on EWTN, Salt + Light Television and CatholicTV. We also welcome those listening on EWTN radio. As Supreme Knight, it is my privilege to declare ...read more

Below[singlepic id=70 w=320 h=240 float=right]is the text of Archbishop Charles Chaput’s homily from the opening mass for the 129th Knights of Columbus Convention in Denver, Colorado, celebrated today. Having led the Archdiocese of Denver since 1997, Archbishop Chaput is the newly appointed Archbishop-elect of Philadelphia. Click here for more information about the convention, or here ...read more

Today on CNS we look at Pope Benedict’s call to help those who are hungry, especially the people suffering in the Horn of Africa. Catholic News Service Rome Correspondent Carol Glatz covers all this in today’s Vatican report. ...read more

The numbers coming out of the 129th Knights of Columbus Annual Supreme Convention speak volumes: $154,000,000 in total donations and more than 70,000,000 hours of volunteer service – all in one year alone. The numbers reveal a generous group of persons who care for others; an organization that gives tirelessly and selflessly; a faith community ...read more

by Robert Lalonde, ACN Canada Montreal, Thursday, July 28, 2011 – The 700,000 copies of the new Youth Catechism – YOUCAT – represents one of the biggest print orders in the world today. This book of 300 pages will be distributed to 700,000 participants at the World Youth Days (WYD) which will be taking place ...read more

The business of being Church is not an easy one. I discovered this while working for the WYD2002 office. I have said on numerous occasions that this amazing experience was a great blessing for me and for my family. One of the blessings is that I got to see the best of the Church. At ...read more

On Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI responded to the terror attacks in Norway that killed 76. In his message after praying the Angelus, he reiterated his “heartfelt appeal to abandon forever the ways of violence and to shun the logic of evil”. Bishop Pierre Morissette, president of the Canadian episcopal conference, released the following statement today, ...read more