Among the throngs of pilgrims in Lourdes this weekend will be a 27-year-old woman who be there with a group of Cistercian nuns, hoping the visit will confirm her call to contemplative life.

“The lifeblood of the Knights is young men,” said Joseph McInerney, who noted that men under 35 are currently the fraternal organization’s fastest-growing membership segment.

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