Blessed Michael J. McGivney was a priest of the Eight Beatitudes because he lived them “so consistently and thoroughly” as a parish priest and as the founder of the Knights of Columbus, said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, the Knights’ supreme chaplain.
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More than 150 million Americans are expected to cast ballots this year. Father Isaac Makovo will be among those voting in a presidential election for the first time.
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Father McGivney, model parish priest with ‘zeal’ for Gospel and serving faithful, beatified
Blessed Michael J. McGivney was “an outstanding witness of Christian solidarity and fraternal assistance” because of his “zeal” for proclaiming the Gospel and his “generous concern for his brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis said in his apostolic letter of beatification of the founder of the Knights of Columbus.
Glad to be back on field, Mount St. Joseph beats Curley in Catholic soccer opener
Mount St. Joseph High School scored a 3-1 victory against Archbishop Curley High in its opener in a newly formed Catholic soccer league.
Watch livestream of the beatification of Father Michael McGivney
Watch a livestream of the Oct. 31 beatification of Father Michael McGivney beginning at 11 a.m.
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