Knights of Columbus Honored by the Conciliar Sect’s “Path to Peace” Foundation — A Study in Apostate Collaboration
The EWTN News portal reports that the Knights of Columbus received the 2026 Path to Peace Award from the Path to Peace Foundation, an entity linked to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations. Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly accepted the award at a gala dinner on May 18, 2026, in New York. The award recognizes the organization’s humanitarian work in nations affected by war and religious intolerance. Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia, presented the award. Kelly stated: “On behalf of more than 2.2 million Knights of Columbus worldwide, it is an incredible honor to accept the Path to Peace Award.” He recalled that Blessed Michael McGivney founded the Knights more than 140 years ago “upon the pillars of charity, unity, and fraternity,” and added: “Today, we are proud to continue this mission throughout the world in our parishes and communities, and in nations facing the devastating impacts of war and religious intolerance. We pray that our efforts help bring peace and alleviate suffering, bearing witness to the hope that comes from Jesus Christ.” The article notes that past recipients of the award include former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Corazon Aquino, Lech Wałęsa, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Queen Rania, and current U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. The article also references a related story in which “Pope Leo XIV” commended the Knights of Columbus in a message to their 143rd Supreme Convention.
This award ceremony is not a triumph of Catholic witness but a seamless collaboration between a once-Catholic fraternal organization and the diplomatic apparatus of the post-conciliar sect, both operating within the framework of naturalistic humanitarianism and false peace that Pius XI explicitly condemned as the fruit of secularism.


