Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight and chief executive officer of the Knights of Columbus, addresses attendees Aug. 6, 2019, at the 137th annual Knights convention in Minneapolis. The Knights have adopted a new initiation ceremony, combining the ceremonies for the first three degrees of the order, which are focused on the principles of charity, unity and fraternity, into a single ceremony. The ceremony will no longer be secret, opening it up to members’ families, friends and fellow parishioners. CNS photo/Tamino Petelinsek, courtesy of Knights of Columbus
UPDATED: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS UNVEIL NEW INITIATION CEREMONY THAT WILL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC
After 142 years, the Knights of Columbus is pulling down a veil of secrecy that has surrounded its initiation ceremonies in an effort to better showcase the order’s core principles…
