![]() He has made 50 trips into the country since 1995 to treat patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.Īlthough he is not allowed by the North Korean government to proselytize, he still tries carry out his priestly mission through serving the sick as an “apostle of peace” and to bring “hope for the voiceless.”Īrchbishop William Lori of Baltimore, introducing Fr. Hammond received his award for his missionary work in North Korea. The theme of this year’s convention is “Convinced of God’s Love and Power.”įr. Louis for the 135th international convention. This week, around 2,000 Knights from North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe meet in St. Since its founding it has grown into an international organization with over 1.9 million members. McGivney “to strengthen the faith of Catholic men” and to “protect their families,” in the words of Supreme Knight and CEO Carl Anderson. The Knights of Columbus is a worldwide Catholic men’s organization founded in 1882 by Fr. Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, comforting a widow and an orphan. On the award medal is an image of Venerable Fr. Theresa of Calcutta was the first person to receive the award in 1992. The award, named after Vatican II’s pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world, is the highest honor bestowed by the Knights of Columbus and is given to persons “for their exemplary contributions to the realization of the message of faith and service in the spirit of Christ.” Hammond, a Maryknoll missionary to North Korea, received the Gaudium et Spes Award from Supreme Knight Carl Anderson at the dinner. “May we always embrace those who need our mercy and compassion.”įr. told those in attendance at the States Dinner at the annual Knights of Columbus international convention Aug. “I stand before you in deep gratitude for your love and concern for hearing the cry of the poor,” Fr. ![]() ![]() Louis, Mo., / 03:20 pm ( CNA/EWTN News).- Service to the poor on the peripheries of society was a theme of the 2017 Knights of Columbus States Dinner held Tuesday evening in St. ![]()
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