Watch a livestream of the Nov. 24 Mass of Thanksgiving for the beatification of Father Michael McGivney.
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Archbishop Lori says Blessed McGivney, as parish priest, embodied beatitudes
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.
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.
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.
Couple says miracle child’s Down syndrome a ‘blessing’ for family
Reflected in Mikey’s miracle are the Knights’ dedication to respecting life in all its stages, the order’s support for people with intellectual and developmental delays, its support for families, and the example of Father McGivney for all parish priests,
Baltimore lecture series to mark beatification of Father Michael McGivney
To celebrate the beatification of Venerable Father Michael McGivney, St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park is hosting a series of online lectures about the founder of the Knights of Columbus who became a model for the humble, hardworking parish priest.
Archbishop Lori will assist at Father McGivney’s beatification Oct. 31
With Venerable Father Michael McGivney, the parish priest who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882, to be beatified Oct. 31 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hartford, Conn., Archbishop William E. Lori was looking forward to witnessing history and honoring the man he referred to as “the parish priest of my soul.”
Catholic University’s McGivney collection documents sainthood candidate’s legacy
The campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington is graced with a statue of Father Michael J. McGivney outside McGivney Hall on campus, but inside its archives is a special collection on the legacy of the soon-to-be-beatified founder of the Knights of Columbus.
Knights of Columbus called to redouble efforts to fight racism, violence
Every day Knights of Columbus live out the principles of charity, unity and fraternity, and through this daily witness in society, they must redouble their efforts to combat racism, violence and hatred, the top Knight told his confreres.
Knights pilgrimage center will focus on founder’s spirituality, charity
A new Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center planned by the Knights of Columbus will focus on “the spirituality and charitable vision of our founder and his legacy,” said Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson in announcing the new center Aug. 4.
Beatification of Father McGivney to take place Oct. 31 in Hartford, Conn.
Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be beatified during a special Mass Oct. 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford.
Baltimore’s toppled Columbus statue may return, but at more secure location
Weeks after protesters toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the Inner Harbor, members of Baltimore’s Italian-American community are developing a plan to reproduce the marble monument so it can be displayed in a more secure location.