Knights of Columbus founder Father McGivney to be beatified Oct. 31
Rev. Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be beatified during a special Mass October 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut.
The Vatican announced in May that Pope Francis, who met with the board of directors of the Knights of Columbus, had signed the decree recognizing a miracle through the intercession of Father McGivney, clearing the way for his beatification.
The miracle recognized by the Vatican occurred in 2015 and involved an American baby, still in utero, with a life-threatening condition that, under most circumstances, could have led to an abortion.
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