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Knights of Southern Cross (AUS) |
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Knights of St. Columbanus |
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Knights of St. Thomas More |
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Knights of Southern Cross (NZ) |
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Knights of St. Thomas the Apostle |
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Knights of Ss. Peter & Paul |
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General Information - The Alliance was formed in October
1979. Charter members include the Knights of Columbus, the Knights
of St. Columbanus (Ireland), the Knights of the Southern Cross
(Australia), the Knights of St. Columba (UK), the Knights of Da Gama
(Africa) and the Knights of the Southern Cross (New Zealand). The
alliance is open to similar associations. The current Alliance
membership appears in the navigation buttons above
and is composed of 15 Catholic orders of Knighthood from
27 countries on 6 continents. The alliance meets
biennially to discuss Catholic fraternalism.
Visit IACK's website for detailed
information, news items and ongoing program details.
IACK is
currently an associate member of the Conference of International Catholic
Organizations" (COIC).
Made up with 36 member organizations, four associated organizations
and four invited organizations, these int'l
organizations of more than 150 million lay people, through their
respective national branches, are present on the five continents and in
150 plus countries.
Symbol
- The central symbol is a cross, triparted and frettered. This
signifies the Orders of Catholic Knights coming together in their common
allegiance to the faith The cross is interlaced with a circle signifying
the world. The Orders come from different parts of the world and through
their union play their part in evangelizing it.
The blue background denotes the devotion of the Knights to Our
Lady. The colors of the cross are silver and gold. These colors, taken
from the Vatican Flag, express the deep loyalty that the Orders possess
for the person and office of the Holy Father and his lawful
representatives. The Motto - “Ubi
Caritas et Amor” means, “Where there is charity
and love, there is God”.
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