Illinois Area Knights and Dames of both the American and Federal Associations of the Order of Malta gathered together at Queen of All Saints Basilica in Chicago to celebrate the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist on June 20. Cardinal George was the principal celebrant of the Mass. Co-celebrants included Msgr. Robert Dempsey, Msgr. Michael Boland and Msgr. John Pollard.
Knights participate in the June 20 Mass. The Order of Malta is one of the few orders of chivalry created in the Middle Ages and still active today.
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