Catholic Organization for Life and Family

The Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF) was co-founded by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is the national assembly of the Bishops of the Catholic Church in Canada. It was founded in 1943 and was officially recognized by the Holy See in 1948. Since the Second Vatican Council, it became part of a worldwide network of Episcopal Conferences,...

(CCCB) and the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....

. Its "mission is to build a culture of life

Culture of life

The phrase "culture of life" is a term used in discussion of moral theology, especially of the Catholic Church. Its proponents describe it as a way of life based upon the theological truth that human life at all stages from conception through natural death is sacred...

and a civilization of love by promoting respect for human life and dignity and the essential role of the family."

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