MONUMENT. Save the Persecuted Christians and Indigenous Ministries will give a presentation at St. Peter Parish in Monument on Oct. 23 from 7-9 p.m. Speakers will discuss the crisis of global anti-Christian violence affecting 300 million believers around the world. Subject matter is for an adult audience; discretion is advised. For more information, visit www.petertherock.org or contact Dede Laugesen at dede@savethepersecutedchristians.org. 

COLORADO SPRINGS. Sohrab Ahmari, op-ed editor for The New York Post and author of the bestselling book “From Fire, By Water,” will speak at Palmer Hall at Colorado College Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. He will discuss his journey from Marxism and atheism to the Catholic faith. The talk is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Anna Keating at anna.keating@coloradocollege.edu. 

COLORADO SPRINGS. Author and social media influencer Father Mike Schmitz will be the keynote speaker at the Inferno Men’s Conference on Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. at the Antlers Hotel Summit Ballroom in downtown Colorado Springs. The event will include talks and breakout sessions, optional praise and worship, confession, eucharistic adoration, and Mass with Bishop Michael Sheridan. Inferno is a men’s ministry in the Diocese of Colorado Springs that organizes low-pressure social events where men can connect and get to know Jesus Christ through the local faith community. For more information and to register for the conference, visit http://conference.infernomen.com. 

COLORADO SPRINGS. Knights of Columbus Council No. 13981 at Sacred Heart Parish in Colorado Springs is holding a Christmas party and silent auction on Dec. 7 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 3400 N. Nevada Ave. Cost is $30 per person, which includes cocktails, a buffet dinner and live entertainment. Proceeds will benefit the Knights’ charitable outreach. To purchase tickets, call 719-650-4243 or 719-247-0953; or send an email to cheyenne.trial@yahoo.com or jvmedina68@gmail.com. Attendees are asked to bring a new toy or book to donate to Christmas Unlimited. 

COLORADO SPRINGS. Relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina — better known as Padre Pio — are touring archdioceses and dioceses around the United States until Nov. 15. The relics will visit St. Mary’s Cathedral on Nov. 3 from 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Bishop Michael Sheridan will celebrate Mass at the cathedral at 9 a.m.