Father Michael J. McGivney was an assistant pastor at St. Mary's Church on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven. In 1882, during his time there, he founded the Knights of Columbus, an organization of Catholic men that now has over 2 million member families and over 16 thousand councils worldwide. The Knights contribute charitable funding for refugees, disaster victims, disabled citizens, veterans, and education, and advocate global Catholic social causes and ethics. In 1996, the cause for Father McGivney's canonization was opened. On October 31, 2020, he was beatified after a miraculous healing was attributed to his intercession.

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