Campus address: 552 Alumni Lane
Located in the heart of Catholic University's campus, McGivney Hall serves as both a classroom building for the University and a home for the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family.
Built in 1957, McGivney Hall is architecturally significant as part of a formal three-building modern/classical composition with Mullen Library and Shahan Hall.
Formerly known as Keane Hall, McGivney Hall was named after the founder of the Knights of Columbus, the venerable Rev. Michael J. McGivney, in gratitude for an $8 million gift from the Knights that made the renovations possible. A statue of Father McGivney is on display outside the southern entrance to the building.
McGivney, a five-story limestone building on the University Mall, required extensive renovations after being out of service for more than a dozen years. It was rededicated on Sept. 8, 2008. The building has four classrooms, the 120-seat Keane Auditorium (retaining the name Keane in honor of Catholic University's first rector, Archbishop John Joseph Keane), and office space for the John Paul II Institute, a graduate school of theology affiliated with both Catholic University and the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.