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During the 126th annual Army-Navy Game on Dec. 13, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori led college Knights from the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy in praying a rosary at halftime. With the Black Knights holding a 13-7 lead at the break, cade...

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Knights from the United States and Mexico met at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge in Laredo, Texas, to pass on Knights of Columbus Silver Roses Dec. 10. Two days later, on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexican Knights brought the roses to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe i...

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  By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER I trust that everyone had a joyful and relaxing Thanksgiving break with family and friends. Having awoken from their tryptophan comas and recovered from a four-day football binge, investors turn their sights to the final weeks of wha...

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On a crisp Friday morning in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, a crowd of people — including numerous Knights of Columbus and their families — gathered at Civic Green Park to witness the unveiling of a newly installed memorial. It stands as a lasting tribute to Kendrick Castillo, the 18-year-ol...

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Amid the flurry of holiday bargain hunting that marks Black Friday, Knights from Woonsocket (Rhode Island) Council 113 focused on a more meaningful mission: hosting their annual Christmas toy drive. Joined by officers from the Woonsocket Police Department and other community volunteers, the Knigh...

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As the Knights of Columbus approaches historic levels of growth, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly urged state deputies to maintain the momentum amid new challenges. Fraternal leaders representing nearly 70 jurisdictions gathered in Denver Nov. 14-16 for the annual Midyear Membership Meeting of State Dep...

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By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER With the federal government shutdown ongoing throughout October, there is little official economic data to report on. What we did get from private data providers (ISM, Univ. of Michigan, and NFIB) was mixed but mostly showed that activity was ...

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  By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER As expected, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points at the September meeting. Conveniently, the annual Employment Revisions Report, released a few days before the meeting, showed a substantial reduction (-9...

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Pope Leo XIV received in private audience the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors Oct. 6 and commended the Order’s charitable work, including “efforts to uphold the sanctity of human life in all of its stages.” The audience took place in the Sala del Concistoro (Hall of the C...

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  By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER Probably the biggest takeaway from the recently concluded Jackson Hole economic conference was Fed Chair Jerome Powell all but guaranteeing a cut in the Fed Funds rate at the September 17th Federal Reserve Board meeting. Underpi...

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