Who Are the Knights
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal benefit society, with more than 1.9 million members in over a dozen countries. Founded by Father Michael J. McGivney to help provide financial aid to Catholic families, the Knights of Columbus is now one of the largest life insurers in North America. The Knights of Columbus also helps support a multitude of charitable causes. In the last decade, the Order has given more than $1.55 billion to charity.
The Supreme Website has a lot of information about the
- History
- Mission and
- Faith resources of the Knights of Columbus.
The principles of the Order are Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. In fulfillment of these principles, there are many Programs which are implemented by the local Councils.
The four main program categories are:
Each Council decides which programs it will implement in its own Parish and the local community. Please see Our Programs to see what St. Peter Council is doing at St. Theresa's Parish and in our Community