The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic family fraternal service
organization, with more than 1.76 million members serving in over 13,400
Councils throughout North America, Central America, the Carribbean, Asia and
Europe. Support for the Catholic Church in faith, community, family, youth and
fellowship are the hallmarks of Knights of Columbus activities at all levels of
the Order. Every year, the Knights average over 5 million visits to the sick and bereaved, give over 300,000 donations of blood, contribute over 50 million volunteer hours of community service and offer over 5 million hours of labor for sick and disabled members. Over the past decade, the Knights have donated more than $1.28 billion to numerous charitable causes and volunteered over 612 million man-hours of service.
