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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS
Supreme Knight
previews Pope Benedict's visit to U.S., unveils new poll, new website,
new book: "A Civilization of Love"
Live Webcast Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 10:00 a.m. EDT
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Dear Brother Knight:
This is an exciting week for
the Knights of Columbus! Supreme Knight Carl Anderson's
new
book, A Civilization of Love, is being published
on Tuesday, March 25, and at a newsmaker event at the National Press
Club in Washington, DC, he'll launch the new book, unveil a new poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus on
American attitudes toward the Pope and the Catholic Church, preview
the Holy Father's visit to the U.S. for the press corps, formally
unveil our special new website on the Pope's trip,
and preview a special television program on the
pope's visit. Details are below - pass this newsletter on to your
friends, and share the good news!
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Supreme Knight unveils poll at National Press Club "Newsmaker"
event at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 25 - watch it
live on the web!
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Supreme Knight Carl Anderson
will release the results of a specially-commissioned poll on American
attitudes toward Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church at a
special "Newsmaker" event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC
three weeks before the Holy Father's arrival in the United States.
The event will be the subject of a live webcast on three websites:
www.kofc.org;
www.papaltrip.com; and
www.acivilizationoflove.com. The event begins at 10:00 am on
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, and will last approximately one hour. It
will be recorded and made available on the Knights of Columbus
websites afterward, for those who are unable to view the event live.
The poll was conducted by the Marist College Institute for Public
Opinion from February 25 to March 5. The poll results will be
posted on
www.kofc.org and
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Supreme Knight's new book -
A Civilization of Love -officially published
on March 25
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Supreme Knight Carl
Anderson's new book, A Civilization of Love: What Every Catholic
Can Do to Transform the World, will officially go on sale in
bookstores on Tuesday, March 25. Published by HarperOne, the book
is what George Weigel (Pope John Paul II's biographer) calls "a
bracing call to a new American revolution: a revolution of virtue .
. . Give this book to friends who say there's nothing to be done to
heal a wounded culture."
Veteran Vatican correspondent John Allen says the book is "a rare
specimen indeed: a practical guide for idealists." Princeton
Professor Robert George says that the book is "brimming with
insights into the transforming power of Christian faith."
The United States Ambassador to the Vatican, Mary Ann Glendon,
says, "Few elements of Catholic social teaching have been more
forcefully stated, or more regularly ignored, that our calling to
bring Christian teachings to bear on social, political, and
economic issues. Carl Anderson, the dynamic leader of the largest
Catholic laymen's organization in the United States, seeks to
bring that message home."
Also available at leading bookstores everywhere.
Do you live in the Washington, DC area? On
Monday, March 24, Supreme Knight Anderson will
attend a Mass, lunch and book signing at the Catholic Information
Center, 1501 K Street, NW, beginning at 12:00 noon.
And on Tuesday, March 25, you're invited to join
him for remarks, a reception and book signing at Georgetown
University's Riggs Library in Healy Hall, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
He will also sign books at St. Mary's Church in New Haven,
CT following Masses on Saturday and Sunday, March
29 and 30.
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Special Website launched on Pope Benedict's visit to
the United States; Knights of Columbus sponsors
special television program, "A Journey of Hope," on April 13
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A special new website -
www.papaltrip.org - offers complete information about Pope
Benedict XVI's trip to the United States from April 15 to April 20, as
well as extensive biographical information about the pope, and about
the history of the relationship between the popes of the 19th and 20th
centuries and the United States.
In addition, the Knights of Columbus is sponsoring a special
television program previewing the pope's visit, " A Journey
of Hope," on Sunday, April 13, 2008. It will be broadcast
on CBS television stations in New York, Washington, Chicago and Los
Angeles. It will also be carried on the Fox Business Channel at
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and on EWTN and various regional Catholic
cable programs and channels. A complete listing of broadcast times,
channels and stations will be posted at
www.papaltrip.org and
www.kofc.org. Panelists on the program include Supreme Knight
Carl Anderson, Cardinal John Foley, Professor David Schindler,
Professor Helen Alvare, and Fr. Peter John Cameron. |
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