Knights Of Columbus

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James Agbolali [cq] of Washington, D.C., center, with the Knights of Columbus lines up before the start of the annual Columbus Day Wreath Laying which was held at the Columbus statue at Holy Rosary Church this year due to the ongoing government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Will Smith of Warrington, Va., bottom, helps button the uniform of Charles Carroll of Dale City, Va., left, as they and fellow Knights of Columbus members line up before the start of the annual Columbus Day Wreath Laying which was held at the Columbus statue at Holy Rosary Church this year due to the ongoing government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Stephen Holowenzak [cq] of Silver Spring, Md., left, with the Knights of Columbus lines up before the start of the annual Columbus Day Wreath Laying which was held at the Columbus statue at Holy Rosary Church this year due to the ongoing government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Knights of Columbus line up before the start of the annual Columbus Day Wreath Laying which was held at the Columbus statue at Holy Rosary Church this year due to the ongoing government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Knights of Columbus hold their swords out as people present wreaths during a ceremony celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Columbus Memorial outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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The Knights of Columbus hold their swords out as people present wreaths during a ceremony celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Columbus Memorial outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Eddie Oxford Jr., the color corps commander for Washington Assembly 151 of the Knights of Columbus, practices brandishing his sword before the ceremony honoring the 100th anniversary of the National Columbus Memorial outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Knights of Columbus process to the National Columbus Memorial outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 for a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the memorial. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Joseph Pilkington, left, of Prince Frederick, Md., with the Knights of Columbus Lord Baltimore Assembly 2470, gets help adjusting his baldric from fellow assemblyman Tony Esser before the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Columbus Memorial outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Knights of Columbus representatives from Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania all converged upon the memorial to help celebrate. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Knights of Columbus hold American flags at the base of the National Columbus Memorial with its statue of Christopher Columbus during a ceremony honoring the memorial's 100th anniversary outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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The Knights of Columbus, from the Archdiocese Washington Chapter, deliver the colors during the Fortnight for Freedom at George Washington University on Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Washington D.C. The Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called for the event to raise awareness to the threats to religious freedom with 14 days of prayer, education and action. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Charles Smallwood, from the Knights of Columbus Archdiocese of Washington District, jokes with his fellow knights during the Fortnight for Freedom at George Washington University on Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Washington D.C. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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An undated photo provided by the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council shows Bishop William E. Lori of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn. Pope Benedict XVI announced Tuesday, March 20, 2012 that Lori has been named the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore. Lori will succeed Cardinal Edwin O'Brien, who served as Baltimore's 15th archbishop from October 2007 to August 2011 when he was named grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks during a campaign stop at the Knights of Columbus in Lincoln Park, Mich., on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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George Hanna of the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council in New Haven, Conn., picks up "Defend Life" signs to hand out as people exit Mass at Verizon Center in Washington. Advocates came from across the country for the annual March for Life. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Protesters talk with a Knights of Columbus member following a Columbus Day celebration and wreath presentation at Union Station in Washington on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)