The Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus held its Installation of State Officers recently at St. Ann Parish in Dorchester with a Mass celebrated by the Knights of Columbus state chaplain and Boston auxiliary Bishop Robert Hennessey.

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic Fraternal Organization with nearly 1.9 million members worldwide and over 41,000 members in Massachusetts. One of the most active charitable organizations in the United States, the Knights of Columbus donated more than $173 million and 71.5 million hours of service in 2014.