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As the United States celebrated Independence Day last week, Pope Leo XIV received Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore in a private audience at the Vatican. The July 4 audience was the first meeting of the U.S.-born pope with the leader of the Knight...

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Viktor Openko was helping civilians board evacuation trains as rockets rained around Khutir-Mykhailivskyi train station in northeastern Ukraine. It was May 14, 2024, six miles from the Russian border. “People started running in every direction,” Openko recalled. “With shells exp...

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Nearly 30 men received the Fourth Degree at an exemplification held during the Prince Edward Island State Convention on April 26, one of the largest Fourth Degree exemplifications to take place in Canada since the revised ceremonial format was introduced earlier this year. It was also one of the ...

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On June 20, 2025, the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors appointed Anthony R. Picarello Jr. as supreme advocate. He succeeds John A. Marrella, who served as supreme advocate since 2009 and was appointed supreme secretary in 2024. Picarello has served as the executive director of the Saint Joh...

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A recent documentary highlights the Order’s role in the development of religious liberty in the United States The Knights of Columbus and Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly are featured in a new documentary that chronicles the inspiring, often contentious and sometimes violent evolution of religi...

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Amid the conflict and turmoil of war in Ukraine, the traveling Pilgrim Icon of the Sacred Heart of Jesus has been a consoling presence at parishes where the image has been displayed for veneration. Since the program began in January, more than 300 blessed Sacred Heart icons have traveled to paris...

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JUNE 2025 MARKET INSIGHTS By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER Someone recently joked to me that the BBB or “Triple-B”, short for Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” was a forecast for the US’ sovereign credit rating. While that may be extreme, it...

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It’s recess at Cathedral School in Portland, Oregon. Amid the clamor, a first grader with messy black hair climbs haltingly up the slide. At the top, he lifts his hands in jubilation. But his joy is cut short by a ringing bell. The boy plunges down the chute, lands on his feet, and dashes to j...

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MAY 2025 MARKET INSIGHTS By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER President Trump’s April 2nd “Liberation Day” tariff announcements certainly liberated financial market volatility. The Bloomberg 500 Index returned -0.45% in April, but that modest decline bel...

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