Knights of Peter Claver holds national convention in Mobile

The Knights of Peter Claver will host its 99th annual National Convention of the Catholic Fraternal Order July 25-30 at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center in Mobile.  In addition to business sessions, the convention host several activitie, including community service projects. The Founders Gala July 26 at the convention center benefits education and will pay tribute to the organization’s founders and past leaders.  Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman is the keynote speaker.  The opening Mass will be celebrated at the convention center July 27 at 2:30 p.m. by Mobile Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi who also will be homilist. It will be televised live on Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN).  The Gala and Mass are open to public.