Pope, President honor Knights of Columbus at annual convention
Aug 09, 2002ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) -- In messages sent to the Knights of Columbus convention in Anaheim, Pope John Paul II and President Bush hailed the work of the fraternal organization in trying times. The 120th annual convention, held Aug. 6-8, marked the centennial of the founding of the first Knights' council in California. More than 2,000 attended, including more than 70 cardinals, archbishops and bishops from North America and the Vatican. Bush, in a video message, hailed the Knights as "advocates for life," and thanked them for their role in healing the nation following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Knights, he said, "were among the first to step up" by creating the Heroes Fund, which from Sept. 12 to Nov. 1 collected and distributed more than $1 million to the nearly 400 families of lost rescue workers.
NEWS BRIEFS Aug-8-2002
By Catholic News Service
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