Before he was 30, Michael McGivney had founded what was to become the largest Catholic men’s organization in the world: the Knights of Columbus.
Knights’ success built on founder’s desire for charity
Online exhibit shows links between Knights of Columbus and baseball
The online exhibit sponsored by the Knights of Columbus shows some of the many connections between the Catholic fraternal organization and the national pastime.
Parents: Baby miraculously cured in utero, now 5, ‘has changed our life’
The child’s miraculous cure from a deadly case of fetal hydrops was attributed to the intercession of Father Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus. It cleared the way for his beatification Oct. 31.
Road to beatification for priest-founder of Knights runs through Tennessee
Five years ago, Dan and Michelle Schachle prayed to Father Michael McGivney to intercede with God to save their son who was given no hope of surviving a life-threatening case of fetal hydrops.
Knights ‘praying for years’ for beatification of founder
Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, may be an ideal prospective saint for the current age, said Carl A. Anderson, supreme knight of the international fraternal order.
Pope clears way for beatification of Knights of Columbus founder
Vatican announced May 27 that Pope Francis cleared the way for Father Michael McGivney’s beatification.
Father McGivney, Knights founder, could hold his own on baseball field
ith the World Series underway, here is a fun fact: Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, played ball. And if one game is any indication, he was pretty good.
‘Mountaintop Mass’ celebrated to honor Father McGivney draws 1,000
More than 1,000 people gathered in the rain on top of Holy Land USA as Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford celebrated Mass to honor Father Michael McGivney, a candidate for sainthood, founder of the Knights of Columbus and a native of Waterbury, Conn.