Following his Angelus address on the solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtue and holiness that Father McGivney embodied throughout his priesthood. The pope said: “Dedicated to evangelization, (Father McGivney) did everything possible to provide for the needs of
Blessed Michael McGivney died 130 years ago. Ordained just 12 years after the Civil War ended, the humble parish priest ministered in an era before telephones and electric light bulbs. But in the 21st century, Blessed McGivney’s life still speaks to the
Father Michael McGivney, the young parish priest who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882, joined the ranks of the blessed Saturday during a beatification Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral in Hartford, Connecticut. Reading an apostolic letter in Latin from Pope Francis,
With beatification, Knights extend invitation to become ‘part of the vision and mission of Father McGivney’
Preparing for Saturday’s beatification Mass of Father Michael J. McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, has been a “spiritual sprint to the finish line” since the Vatican announced five months ago that a miracle through his intercession had been approved,
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
Msgr. John J. Bevins has been praying a long time that a miracle would be attributed to the intercession of Father Michael J. McGivney and move him one step closer to sainthood.
"I've been praying I would live long enough to see it,"
In its latest editorial, the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board says that 2020 won’t be all bad due to two beatifications within the Church, for the beatifications of Carlo Acutis and Father Michael McGivney offer particular graces at this time in our
The beatification of Father Michael J. McGivney, which will take place on October 31, 2020, shows that the ministry of this holy, humble parish priest continues even to this day. Most widely known as the founder of the Knights of Columbus, Father
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.
The center will
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.
On May 27, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis, who met with the board of directors