| Background Information | In its own words, "the Knights of St Columba are an Order of Catholic Laymen dedicated to the Service of the Church and fellow man. The Organisation, which is non-political and essentially democratic, exists to support the mission of the Catholic Church and at the same time to work for the spiritual and material good of its members and their families." Once founded, the organisation rapidly expanded throughout the United Kingdom, and maintains a significant nationwide presence, despite a period of decline in the 1950s and 1960s. The organisation was based upon Fr. Michael J. McGivney's USA-based Knights of Columbus, established in 1881. Source: www.ksc.org.uk |
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