US priest who founded Knights of Columbus is beatified

The late Connecticut priest who founded the Knights of Columbus moved a step closer to possible sainthood with his beatification Saturday, as authorized by Pope Francis. The celebration for the Rev. Michael McGivney at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford included the reading of a letter from Francis and the unveiling of a tapestry featuring McGivney's portrait. Francis in May approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of McGivney, which is required to be beatified, the first major ste