Supreme Knight Visits Poland and Ukraine
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At the beginning of Holy Week, Pope Francis granted a private audience with Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, during which they discussed the Order’s work for those affected by the war in Ukraine. Pope Francis then blessed a very special Easter basket, representative of 10,000 care packages, assembled by Knights in Poland and distributed to displaced families in Ukraine during Holy Week to help them celebrate Easter, both Latin and Eastern rites. Supreme Knight Kelly then traveled to Poland to visit with Knights serving refugees and helped load Easter care packages onto the latest “K of C Charity Convoy” of trucks bringing supplies into Ukraine. The supreme knight proceeded to visit the Order’s Mercy Center in Hrebenne, then crossed the border into Ukraine, delivering additional Easter care packages to families taking refuge at a 14th-century monastery in Rava Ruska, in the Archdiocese of Lviv, Ukraine. There, the supreme knight also met with Ukrainian Knights and ceremonially installedUkraine State Deputy Youriy Maletskiy. Become a Knight: http://kofc.org/joinus Subscribe now to keep up with the Knights! http://bit.ly/SubscribeKnightsOfColumbus Stay connected on social media: https://www.facebook.com/KnightsofCol... https://twitter.com/kofc https://www.instagram.com/kofc_official Visit us at: http://www.kofc.org
At the beginning of Holy Week, Pope Francis granted a private audience with Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, during which they discussed the Order’s work for those affected by the war in Ukraine. Pope Francis then blessed a very special Easter basket, representative of 10,000 care packages, assembled by Knights in Poland and distributed to displaced families in Ukraine during Holy Week to help them celebrate Easter, both Latin and Eastern rites. Supreme Knight Kelly then traveled to Poland to visit with Knights serving refugees and helped load Easter care packages onto the latest “K of C Charity Convoy” of trucks bringing supplies into Ukraine. The supreme knight proceeded to visit the Order’s Mercy Center in Hrebenne, then crossed the border into Ukraine, delivering additional Easter care packages to families taking refuge at a 14th-century monastery in Rava Ruska, in the Archdiocese of Lviv, Ukraine. There, the supreme knight also met with Ukrainian Knights and ceremonially installedUkraine State Deputy Youriy Maletskiy. Become a Knight: http://kofc.org/joinus Subscribe now to keep up with the Knights! http://bit.ly/SubscribeKnightsOfColumbus Stay connected on social media: https://www.facebook.com/KnightsofCol... https://twitter.com/kofc https://www.instagram.com/kofc_official Visit us at: http://www.kofc.org