Editor’s Note: This article has been updated from the original version that appeared in the April 2023 issue of Columbia. The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI — the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years — was followed by a historic first. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, arc...

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Pope Francis greeted members of the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors and their families Feb. 10 in the Vatican, and commended the Order’s “generous commitment … to serve all in need.” The audience took place during the board’s pilgrimage to Rome Feb. 7-13 in comm...

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Amid much fanfare, Knights of Columbus and family members from across the United States and beyond assembled in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on Feb. 22 to mark the 125th anniversary of the Fourth Degree. Many of them, including the board of directors and other K of C leaders, proud...

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Father Ihor Makar, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, was traveling through the Kherson region in eastern Ukraine to celebrate Divine Liturgy for the feast of the Baptism of the Lord in early January when his car was struck by a drone attack. Shrapnel from the explosion not only pierced the vehicle,...

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APRIL 2025 MARKET INSIGHTS By: ANTHONY MINOPOLI, PRESIDENT & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER The first quarter of 2025 is in the books. A combination of business travel and waiting on Trump tariff talk to sit down and pen this month’s essay. The Bloomberg 1000 returned -5.87% for t...

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A mysterious linen cloth, approximately 14 feet by 3.5 feet, bearing the front-and-back image of a scourged and crucified man, has been an object of veneration and debate for centuries. The first documented appearance of the Shroud of Turin, as it would come to be known, took place in a small villag...

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The Knights of Columbus recently donated a state-of-the-art mobile broadcasting unit to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, unveiling the vehicle in Rome just days before Pope Francis inaugurated the Jubilee Year 2025. The new broadcasting van was blessed by Cardinal Marcello Semerar...

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MARCH 2025 MARKET INSIGHTS By: ANTHONY MINOPOLI, PRESIDENT & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER After emerging from 2024, all eyes were on President Trump and the changes he would seek to make in his second, though disjointed, term. It is not an understatement to say that he hit the ground ...

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Engulfed in flames five years ago, the newly restored cathedral of Paris rekindles religious fervor in France The iconic Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral officially reopened its doors to the public following a ceremony on the evening of Dec. 7, 2024, the eve of the feast of the Immaculate Conception...

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