Tapestry with the image of Blessed Michael McGivney hangs in the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut on Oct. 31.

Aaron Joseph
Tapestry with the image of Blessed Michael McGivney hangs in the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut, on Oct. 31 during the beatification ceremony of the priest who founded the Knights of Columbus.

The first beatification of a parish priest held on U.S. soil took place Oct. 31 in Hartford, Connecticut.