About Us:

Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization. Almost 1.7 million members in 12,600 councils in 11 countries. Make that 12 Countries-as of June 6, 1999, Yokosuka Council #12488 began operations, making it the First KofC Council in Japan.

The Knights serve the Catholic church, the local communities, and our respective countries with the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism.

We're committed to preserving the family and defense of the priesthood. We subsidize grants towards the education of seminarians. We've provided financial support for Catholic education since 1904. We're in solidarity with our priests!

The Knights also support Morality in Media in their fight against pornography. We're firmly Pro-Life from conception to natural death. We March for Life every January in Washington DC. We've raised millions of dollars for Pro-Life.

Many councils also have either Columbiettes or a Ladies Auxiliary for women. We also have a youth division, the Squires, for Catholic boys ages 10 through 18. We run a free throw tournament each winter for Boys and Girls ages 10-14. Many colleges also have councils. Here on Long Island the Unites States Merchant Marine Academy have a council on their Kings Point campus.

If you're a practicing Catholic male at least 18 years old, you're welcome to join the Knights of Columbus.