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Evangelization </div> </h1> </div> <div class="col-article__date"> <time>May 1, 2026</time> </div> <div class="col-article__byline"> <span>By Columbia staff</span> </div> <div class="col-article__date-mobile"> <time>May 1, 2026</time> </div> <section class="col-article__featured "> <figure class="image-block-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://files.kofc.org/images/assets/Mens+Conference+Cropped.jpg/860b604c434011f1bf495a47685c5f7c?width=900&height=506" /><img src="https://files.kofc.org/images/assets/Mens+Conference+Cropped.jpg/860b604c434011f1bf495a47685c5f7c?width=900&height=506" alt="Mens Conference Cropped.jpg" loading="eager" class="img" decoding="auto" width="900" height="506" /></picture> <figcaption class="caption"> <div class="rich-text "> Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly addresses participants in the Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Maryland annual conference at St. Louis Church in Clarksville, Md., March 14. 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