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The new parish is named for Blessed Michael McGivney, who founded the Knights of Columbus in New Haven in 1882.

Seven Catholic parishes in New Haven, Connecticut, have been merged into one and named for Father Michael McGivney

In the same city where Father Michael McGivney once gathered a small group of parishioners in a church basement to establish a charitable order, what would become the Knights of Columbus, there is now a parish named in his honor.

A priest on the road to sainthood, who has united millions of Catholic men across the world, is drawing faithful together in the town where he first served.

Archbishop Leonard Blair of Hartford chose the new parish name from a list of suggestions that a committee of New Haven parishioners picked after extensive co...

The Catholic community now consists of eight church buildings under one administrative umbrella.

A priest on the road to sainthood, who has united millions of Catholic men across the world, is drawing faithful together in the town where he first served.

Parishioners said they believe the merger will create a stronger bond among the citys Catholic observers and allow churches to pool dwindling resources.

St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Conn., has been combined with other local parishes due to declining numbers of priests in the archdiocese. Parishioners responded over the course of a year to how the transition went.

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