The Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney

ZENIT is reporting that Knights of Columbus founder Fr. Michael McGivney has been deemed “Venerable” by the Catholic Church. The decree, authorized by Pope Benedict XVI and published on Saturday, recognizes the heroic virtue of Fr. McGivney and moves up one step closer to the highest honor of the Church—sainthood. Fr. McGivney, in the 1800’s, seeing the plight of widows and children after the…

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