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container"> <div class="col-article__title"> <h1 > <div class="rich-text "> In Solidarity With Peter </div> </h1> </div> <div class="col-article__date"> <time>June 1, 2025</time> </div> <div class="col-article__subtitle"> <span > <div class="rich-text "> We pledge our prayers and support for Pope Leo XIV, as he calls the Church to missionary renewal in Christ </div> </span> </div> <div class="col-article__byline"> <span>By Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly</span> </div> <div class="col-article__date-mobile"> <time>June 1, 2025</time> </div> <section class="col-article__content-rich-text"> <div class="score-rich-text-block default default"> <div class="content-area "> <div class="rich-text "> <figure class="image right headshot"><img src="https://images2.cmp.optimizely.com/assets/supreme-knight-kelly/e203816c741211efac8ca61296f4f7b4" alt="Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly" width="300" height="450"> <figcaption>Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly<br><em>(Photo by Michael Collopy)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>In recent weeks, I had the great privilege of representing the Knights of Columbus at both the funeral of Pope Francis (April 26) and the inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV (May 18). Together with hundreds of thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square and countless more watching around the world, I prayed for the soul of Pope Francis and mourned his loss, even as I welcomed with great joy and prayed for Pope Leo XIV.</p> <p>In the first days of his pontificate, Pope Leo signaled themes that will likely shape his Petrine ministry. When he emerged on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election on May 8, his first words were, “Peace be with all of you!” These words of the risen Christ, he said, should “resound in our hearts, in our families and among all people.” Recalling the legacy of Pope Francis, the Holy Father urged us to move forward without fear, “hand in hand with God and with one another!”</p> <p>Pope Leo evoked the image of a missionary Church — one that builds bridges and remains “ever open to welcoming … all those who are in need of our charity, our presence, our readiness to dialogue and our love.” Addressing the 1.4 billion Catholics he now leads, he quoted St. Augustine: “With you I am a Christian, and for you I am a bishop.”</p> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>How do we respond, as Christians and as a Church? The answer, Pope Leo said, is Jesus Christ — to have a personal relationship with the Lord and a daily commitment to conversion.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>The next morning, at Mass in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinal-electors, the Holy Father reflected more deeply on what it means to be a missionary Church in our time. He spoke candidly about the challenges: “There are many settings in which the Christian faith is considered absurd, meant for the weak and unintelligent — settings where other securities are preferred, like technology, money, success, power, or pleasure.” These are places, he added, “where it is not easy to preach the Gospel and bear witness to the truth, where believers are mocked, opposed, despised, or at best tolerated and pitied. Yet these are precisely the places where the missionary outreach of the Church is desperately needed.”</p> <p>So how do we respond, as Christians and as a Church? The answer, Pope Leo said, is Jesus Christ — to have a personal relationship with the Lord and a daily commitment to conversion. The Church, he said, must be a “beacon that illumines the dark nights of this world — not so much through the magnificence of her structures or the grandeur of her buildings, but rather through the holiness of her members.”</p> <p>Pope Leo took his name in honor of Pope Leo XIII, who was supreme pontiff when Blessed Michael McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882. Leo XIII’s landmark encyclical <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html"><em>Rerum Novarum</em></a>, published in 1891, addressed the upheaval of the Industrial Revolution and social concerns that helped inspire our founding.</p> <p>Two days after Pope Leo XIV’s election, he told the College of Cardinals that the papacy is a yoke that is “clearly far beyond my own limited powers, as it would be for any of us.” However, he trusts the Lord will not abandon him and knows he can count on the prayers of “so many who love the Church and support the Vicar of Christ.”</p> <p>Indeed, our new Holy Father can count on the loyalty and prayers of the Knights of Columbus — now and always. In solidarity with him, I invite all Knights, their families, and people of goodwill to join in a special novena for the pope and his intentions. It will begin on June 19, the anniversary of Pope Leo’s priestly ordination, and conclude June 27, the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I will bring the submitted petitions to Rome during a Jubilee pilgrimage this October.</p> <p>Let us pray for His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, that the Lord may grant him a spirit of courage, wisdom and strength to lead those entrusted to his care, for many years to come.</p> <p><em>Vivat Jesus!</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </section> <section class="col-article__related-articles bg-colorExtraLightGrey"> <section class="article-card-block container"> <section class="article-card-block__title content-grid"> <h1 class="article-card-block__title__text grid-col-full text-left">Related Articles</h1> </section> <section class="article-card-block__cards content-grid"> <div class="article-card"> <div class="article-card__image"> <a href="/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2026/01/hardwired-for-communion/"> <picture><source srcset="https://files.kofc.org/images/assets/Gamer.jpeg/Zz1iNGE3ZTUxMGUwMWMxMWYwYTNlZDM2NzM0YzZmMzVhYQ==?width=318&height=212" /><img src="https://files.kofc.org/images/assets/Gamer.jpeg/Zz1iNGE3ZTUxMGUwMWMxMWYwYTNlZDM2NzM0YzZmMzVhYQ==?width=318&height=212" alt="Young man playing a video game" loading="lazy" decoding="auto" width="318" height="212" /></picture> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details"> <div class="article-card__details__category"> <a href="/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/"> <h3>From the Supreme Knight</h3> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__title"> <a href=/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2026/01/hardwired-for-communion/> <h2>Hardwired for Communion</h2> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__title-mobile"> <a href=/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2026/01/hardwired-for-communion/> <h2>Hardwired for Communion</h2> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__by-line"> <p>By Supreme Knight Patrick E. 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Kelly</p> </div> <div class="article-card__details__teaser"> <p>True thanksgiving is not a sentiment but a duty and discipline that deepens faith and fosters joy</p> </div> <div class="article-card__details__teaser-mobile"> <p>True thanksgiving is not a sentiment but a duty and discipline that deepens faith and fosters joy</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-card"> <div class="article-card__image"> <a href="/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/10/supreme-knights-report/"> <picture><source srcset="https://files.kofc.org/images/assets/SK+Portrait.jpg/5f94482eae7c11f095b2421bfebc1b18?width=318&height=212" /><img src="https://files.kofc.org/images/assets/SK+Portrait.jpg/5f94482eae7c11f095b2421bfebc1b18?width=318&height=212" alt="Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly" loading="lazy" decoding="auto" width="318" height="212" /></picture> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details"> <div class="article-card__details__category"> <a href="/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/"> <h3>From the Supreme Knight</h3> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__title"> <a href=/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/10/supreme-knights-report/> <h2>2025 Annual Report of the Supreme Knight</h2> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__title-mobile"> <a href=/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/10/supreme-knights-report/> <h2>2025 Annual Report of the Supreme Knight</h2> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__by-line"> <p>By Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly</p> </div> <div class="article-card__details__teaser"> <p>Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly delivered his annual report during the opening business session of the 143rd Supreme Convention in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5</p> </div> <div class="article-card__details__teaser-mobile"> <p>Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly delivered his annual report during the opening business session of the 143rd Supreme Convention in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-card"> <div class="article-card__image"> <a href="/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/07/walking-together-in-charity/"> <picture><source srcset="https://files.kofc.org/images/assets/SKColumn_StAugustine.jpeg/Zz03NTFhYzdlZTYzM2MxMWYwOTdmMGI2MGZjY2M0YzRkYg==?width=318&height=212" /><img src="https://files.kofc.org/images/assets/SKColumn_StAugustine.jpeg/Zz03NTFhYzdlZTYzM2MxMWYwOTdmMGI2MGZjY2M0YzRkYg==?width=318&height=212" alt="The baroque painting of St. Augustine in the Cathedral after original by Claudio Coello (1642-1693)." loading="lazy" decoding="auto" width="318" height="212" /></picture> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details"> <div class="article-card__details__category"> <a href="/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/"> <h3>From the Supreme Knight</h3> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__title"> <a href=/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/07/walking-together-in-charity/> <h2>Walking Together in Charity</h2> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__title-mobile"> <a href=/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/07/walking-together-in-charity/> <h2>Walking Together in Charity</h2> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__by-line"> <p>By Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly</p> </div> <div class="article-card__details__teaser"> <p>The spirituality of St. Augustine, taught and lived by Pope Leo, is echoed in the principles and mission of the Knights</p> </div> <div class="article-card__details__teaser-mobile"> <p>The spirituality of St. Augustine, taught and lived by Pope Leo, is echoed in the principles and mission of the Knights</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-card"> <div class="article-card__image"> <a href="/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/05/making-room-for-grace/"> <picture><source srcset="https://images1.cmp.optimizely.com/assets/May2025_SKColumn.jpeg/Zz05MGY1MzJhODNkNmExMWYwYjMwMTMyOGZiMTliOTk4OA==?width=318&height=212" /><img src="https://images1.cmp.optimizely.com/assets/May2025_SKColumn.jpeg/Zz05MGY1MzJhODNkNmExMWYwYjMwMTMyOGZiMTliOTk4OA==?width=318&height=212" alt="May2025_SKColumn.jpeg" loading="lazy" decoding="auto" width="318" height="212" /></picture> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details"> <div class="article-card__details__category"> <a href="/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/"> <h3>From the Supreme Knight</h3> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__title"> <a href=/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/05/making-room-for-grace/> <h2>Making Room for Grace</h2> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__title-mobile"> <a href=/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/05/making-room-for-grace/> <h2>Making Room for Grace</h2> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__by-line"> <p>By Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly</p> </div> <div class="article-card__details__teaser"> <p>The virtue of humility opens us to God’s love and power, as we seek to build his kingdom on earth</p> </div> <div class="article-card__details__teaser-mobile"> <p>The virtue of humility opens us to God’s love and power, as we seek to build his kingdom on earth</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-card"> <div class="article-card__image"> <a href="/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/04/our-patriotic-duty/"> <picture><source srcset="https://images1.cmp.optimizely.com/assets/April2025_SKColumn_2024StatesDinner.JPG/Zz04YzM0OTA2YzNkOTAxMWYwYmUwNWZhY2I0MzJmYWNhNA==?width=318&height=212" /><img src="https://images1.cmp.optimizely.com/assets/April2025_SKColumn_2024StatesDinner.JPG/Zz04YzM0OTA2YzNkOTAxMWYwYmUwNWZhY2I0MzJmYWNhNA==?width=318&height=212" alt="Youriy Maletskiy of Ukraine waves the Ukrainian flag" loading="lazy" decoding="auto" width="318" height="212" /></picture> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details"> <div class="article-card__details__category"> <a href="/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/"> <h3>From the Supreme Knight</h3> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__title"> <a href=/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/04/our-patriotic-duty/> <h2>Our Patriotic Duty</h2> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__title-mobile"> <a href=/knights/from-the-supreme-knight/2025/04/our-patriotic-duty/> <h2>Our Patriotic Duty</h2> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__details__by-line"> <p>By Supreme Knight Patrick E. 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